Punchbowl News reports that the former Senate majority leader, who is retiring after his current term ends in January, lost consciousness at his Washington, D.C., home at 8:36 a.m. on June 14, before a dispatcher sent over an Advanced Life Support ambulance. Journalist Desiree Townsend posted a recording of the call from the emergency dispatcher Tuesday afternoon to X.

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[–] 15 points 4 months ago (4 children)

He dead and the governor of Kentucky, who appoints his replacement, is a Democrat.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Kentucky is no longer among the states that allow the governor to select a replacement US Senator for a vacant seat. McConnell himself got the KY state legislature to require a special election for his seat a couple years ago. Beshear will have no say in his replacement.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I mean while it works to our disadvantage (probably} in this case, I do prefer when these offices are filled from elections and not appointments. Kentucky has a strange and unique identity and it's hard for outsiders to grasp since we don't know the history well.

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