Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been a source of stability in an increasingly chaotic party, sitting atop the GOP conference since 2007, but two recent high-profile health scares have provoked rare questions about the 81-year-old’s future.
Not among Republican senators, at least not publicly. But McConnell’s latest freezing incident — which came following a question about whether he planned to run for reelection in 2026 — is a cause for concern as the party looks to take back the Senate majority in next year’s elections.Sen. Dianne Feinstein was absent from the upper chamber while he recovered from shingles. The same was true when Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized for depression.
The Senate Republican leader spoke with his allies on Wednesday, including Minority Whip John Thune , Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso , and Sen. John Cornyn — the three men who would be likeliest to succeed him if he stepped down from the top leadership spot. McConnell trounced Sen. Rick Scott 37 to 10 in last year’s leadership election, though critics noted the double-digit defections. The two men appeared to be at odds over strategy for winning the Senate during the midterms. Democrats actually expanded their slim majority as McConnell signaled displeasure with the quality of some candidates in key races.
An uncompetitive nominee could prompt national Republicans to sit on their hands during the Arizona Senate race.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky eventSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky eventSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky eventSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky eventSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky eventSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday.
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