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[–] [S] 24 points 4 months ago (8 children)

“In Kentucky, a special election to replace a Senator will NOT be called if it’s closer than 3 months till the next election,” Cochran wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “If McConnell’s condition is clearly unfit for office, they’d hide that to avoid being forced to submit a resignation letter until after that date.”

“So all they have to do is drag their feet until [the second Tuesday in August], then tell you that he didn’t make it,” Cochran continued. “And in turn block Massie from disrupting an otherwise safe Republican seat.”

https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-2677159427/

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    Can someone explain how this blocks Massie from disrupting a seat?

    First of all, isn't Massie a republican? (Though redeemingly anti-trump)

    Second, doesn't this just push the election back a couple months? Are they just trying to delay the inevitable?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Massie is the other KY senator, not the governor. Andy Beshear is the governor, and he's a Democrat.

    A few months gives them time to purity test a few viable candidates and astroturf them to the voters.

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