The same Republican senators who tried to defenestrate McConnell today are responsible for the fact that he is not majority leader.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) speaks during a news conference following Senate Republican leadership elections that included his re-election as minority leader at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 16, 2022.
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It makes sense that some Republican senators would want to cast Mitch McConnell aside as their leader. After all, if you have a plumbing problem, you don’t call an electrician. If your football team is playing wretched defense, you don’t ask Tom Brady to play linebacker.
And if your mission is to troll your way to the presidency in 2024, you don’t need a powerful, dignified master of Senate procedure leading you.
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Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.
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It makes sense that some Republican senators would want to cast Mitch McConnell aside as their leader. After all, if you have a plumbing problem, you don’t call an electrician. If your football team is playing wretched defense, you don’t ask Tom Brady to play linebacker.
And if your mission is to troll your way to the presidency in 2024, you don’t need a powerful, dignified master of Senate procedure leading you.
About the Author
Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.
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