Believe it or not, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky currently has a Democratic governor, so if McConnell vacated his seat, the governor would appoint a Democrat to fill it until a special election could be held. No way in hell a guy like Mitch would allow something like that to happen while he’s still drawing breath.
Yeah, McConnell saw his own time drawing to a close and had his buddies in Kentucky pass some legislation vote-proofing his seat against a Democratic replacement:
Retiring as leader but still keeping his senate seat. Any day that man is still allowed in Congress is a bad day, no matter what chair he sits in.
Believe it or not, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky currently has a Democratic governor, so if McConnell vacated his seat, the governor would appoint a Democrat to fill it until a special election could be held. No way in hell a guy like Mitch would allow something like that to happen while he’s still drawing breath.
I’m pretty sure Kentucky passed a bill saying that the replacement must be of the same party.
Yeah, McConnell saw his own time drawing to a close and had his buddies in Kentucky pass some legislation vote-proofing his seat against a Democratic replacement:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/28/heres-how-kentuckys-law-works-for-filling-u-s-senate-vacancies/70484359007/