▲ 580 ▼ McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world [M] to c/politics@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m pretty sure Kentucky passed a bill saying that the replacement must be of the same party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* 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/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* 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/ permalink fedilink source parent