McConnell, the longest serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, said in a floor speech that his “current term in the Senate will be my last.”
“Regardless of the political storms that may wash over this chamber … I assure our colleagues that I will depart with great hope for the endurance of the Senate as an institution,” he said.
A large cohort of ambitious Kentucky Republicans has long been angling to succeed the 83-year-old former Senate GOP leader, who has held his seat since 1985.
Rest assured, it will be someone so. much. worse. The new guy will want to make a name for themselves, as both KY senators have done (Rand Paul is the other one). The pool of prospective candidates is…grim looking. There are no moderate Republicans in Kentucky, except the Governor and he’s a Democrat.
You’re right, although wouldn’t it be a plot twist if next election gets a Democrat in that spot. Granted, it’d be something like Joe Manchin but it the GOP only gives insufferable options, you never know.
Andy would be the only competitive candidate to put against whatever creature the GOP summons to do Russia’s bidding.