is Mitch McConnell dead?

[Gato Moteado]

Keith Edwards reporting that he's unconscious...

[Aristus]

1. No way we're going to get that lucky.

They'll electrify his putrid corpse and keep it twitching.

[Easterncedar]

2. It won't call for the *best* champagne....

But next best for sure

[RT Atlanta]

4. at a minimum, some old crow

fuck mcconnel

[hookaleft]

3. Where did you see that?

[Gato Moteado]

5. right here....

[dem4decades]

6. Was he still breathing while his Supreme Court destroyed the Constitution?

Seems fitting he'd draw his last breath while the court took the life out of the Constitution.

[niyad]

7. I assumed he has been in the hospital these last couple of weeks. I

do not recall seeing a post about him being released.

[agingdem]

8. I 'm guessing wifey will keep Mitch in a state of suspended animation

until he rots to the bone because if that ghoul is pronounced dead, the governor of Kentucky can temporarily appoint someone to take his seat..and this is where it gets very interesting…the governor of Kentucky is none other than Andy Beshear a DEMOCFRAT!!!!

[Attilatheblond]

10. If not her keeping him with a pulse, real or assisted, his staff for sure want him on the living list.

[Boo1]

13. Not anymore

Ky requires a special election now, with no interim appointment.

[agingdem]

18. You're right..the Republican Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation

stripping the governor of the power to appointment a replacement specifically because McConnell was old and Beshear was a Democrat..

[videohead5]

19. What I understand is there is a big problem

With the law and the Kentucky constitution. According to Beshear the constitution says that he can appoint a replacement, Senator.

[Boo1]

25. Interesting

But given that we are 6 months from his replacement being seated regardless, I think the best we could hope for would be to just not fill it at all until then.

Getting that seat for a few months wouldn't really change the math of the Senate other than take 1 vote away from R's, which would be that same if it were filled with a Democrat or just empty. Republicans would still need 50 votes for anything, which they still need now.

[get the red out]

9. I've been wondering that for a few years

He might be a Zombie!

[Gato Moteado]

11. exactly...he's been brain dead for years

[Buckeyeblue]

12. I think this is probably a net neutral. But 1 less Republican voter in the Senate.

If he passes or leaves office Kentucky has to hold a special election. The governor has between 80-150 days to schedule the election. Moscow Mitch's seat is up for election in Nov. If he died today, Kentucky could run out the clock and not have a special election until December. So basically Mitch either won't be voting as the Senator of Kentucky or his seat will remain vacant until January.

[MineralMan]

14. We Will Hear about His Death.

Won't be long, either.

[Gato Moteado]

21. i have a feeling you are right about that

[milestogo]

15. No more than usual.

[NotASurfer]

16. There was an episode of Ghost Adventures like this

The story was, close election, 1800s or early 1900s, one candidate stops public appearances a few days before Election Day, surrogates continue a vigorous campaign, he wins narrowly, then the morning after the election the local party bosses announced he had passed away during celebration in the wee hours. That meant the party could appoint a replacement. The other party claimed he'd actually died and his body was kept on ice until after the voting was done.

I can't remember which party was which or even rough dates, just part of the local color they incorporated into the program. So it wouldn't be the first time that news of a politician being mortal got suppressed for a few days while certain arrangements were made

[MustLoveBeagles]

27. I saw that episode recently

The dead politician was a Democrat.

[MakeThemCry]

17. Yeah, I'm going to call it now

He's toast.

[BlueTsunami2018]

20. Over a decade too late.

If so.

Not that any other Republican wouldn’t have done the same things.

[Wonder Why]

22. This is not the start of one of those endless "Is he dead?" postings, is it?

[GoCubsGo]

23. He has long been dead from the neck up.

[Emile]

24. He's been dead to me ever since he disallowed Obama from filling a vacant seat on the SC.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

26. ...

[usonian]

28. He is getting the FINEST care. They're just wiating for a thunderstorm.

[Luciferous]

29. One can hope