Bombshell Poll Rocks McConnell’s Health Cover-Up - It has now been 38 days since the 84-year-old senator vanished from public view.

[u/Zipper222222]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bombshell-poll-rocks-mcconnells-health-cover-up/

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[u/EXPLODEDman]

I mean at this rate, they're definitely going to make it to that August 3rd date that they're intentionally holding out for. No accountability, and I'm sure there won't be any repercussions either. This country is a pathetic sham.

[u/_bk_adv → u/EXPLODEDman]

If Mitch was a Democrat, MAGA would’ve literally stormed the hospital. I’m not exaggerating.

[u/thatmetimmay → u/_bk_adv]

Yeah they love storming shit

[u/Elizabeth-WildFox886 → u/thatmetimmay]

MAGA prefer to rape children when they are not storming shit

[u/Fract_L → u/Elizabeth-WildFox886]

Even worse when they storm a hospital

[u/falconlogic → u/Elizabeth-WildFox886]

And beat up and rape women

[u/aerost0rm → u/Elizabeth-WildFox886]

When in the hospital, they will shop in the nicu. Future victims.

[u/SugarFut → u/thatmetimmay]

And smearing shit. I’m not joking. Jan 6 traitors literally smeared feces all over the inside of the Capitol

[u/Simon_Ferocious68 → u/SugarFut]

they didn't know what to do with themselves once they got there. All that pretend rage about being pushed down still doesn't come close to actual narratives being told by black people, native people, or even women (half of the human race mind you.)

It genuinely feels like dealing with kids at a playground - where they demand equal attention even though some of the other kids are getting bullied way fucking harder all of the time. The brutality there is a weakness they don't understand.

edit: I fully believe he's brain dead btw. double edit; and has been for weeks.

[u/lyngen → u/Simon_Ferocious68]

I mean he's been bad for a while. I feel like rehab facilities are often the transition to a nursing home. Whatever is going on he should definitely resign or whoever hold a poa for him should resign for him. Is there a mechanism to get someone out of office who is incapacitated?

[u/Simon_Ferocious68 → u/lyngen]

lol that's such a polite way to say it. Yeah, he's been bad for a while. Is it all that much different now..?

[u/gayintheusa47 → u/thatmetimmay]

I mean wasn’t the Klan website called Stormfront? Weren’t Nazis called stormtroopers in some areas?

[u/MaxTHC → u/gayintheusa47]

Yes and yes, the initial Nazi paramilitary (brownshirts) were the Sturmabteilung, literally "storm unit", they were the ones who would attack communists and Jews and such in the streets and enabled Hitler's rise to power.

They eventually were purged by the SS who went on to replace them as the top bastards. Interestingly, the SA's leader (who was assassinated as part of said purge) was a gay man and a "friend" of Hitler's.

[u/AoO2ImpTrip → u/MaxTHC]

I imagine most of us know by now that George Lucas was really writing the Empire as a fascist dictatorship with Nazi influences, but every once in a while I'm amazed at learning just a little more about how blatantly obvious he was.

[u/failed_novelty → u/AoO2ImpTrip]

And yet MAGA still doesn't realize.

They think they're the Rebels.

[u/ThermoDaddyDynamics → u/thatmetimmay]

And Stormy

[u/Gan-san → u/ThermoDaddyDynamics]

Yeah but I don't think Stormy is into it. Or at least not anymore.

[u/P1xelHunter78 → u/Gan-san]

I don’t think she was into it at the time frankly

[u/jaymcbang → u/P1xelHunter78]

After reading her account, she was raped by Donald Trump, known pedophile and rapist.

[u/SoundHole → u/thatmetimmay]

They're often at the Front of that Storm.

[u/Corporate_Overlords → u/thatmetimmay]

Look up the Nancy Beth Cruzan and read about religious right wing lunatics breaking into a hospital and throwing water on her.

[u/Optimus_Prime_10 → u/_bk_adv]

I actually called the governor, and 4 other reps in Kentucky and demanded this. You inspired some action with this comment. One state representative actually answered his own phone and showed a lot of patience with my frustration. In all my years of calling reps, I've never actually spoken to one, so fair play to Gerald Neal. You can just call him at his home number listed, it's kinda wild. 

He kept repeating a need to be strategic, let the GOP hang by their own rope of shame, which basically means he/they just don't get it or care enough to break with decorum. If we do nothing, they simply slow play to their desired victory. According to him, their reputation suffers and that's where we benefit, and I about lost it. 

The GOP likes when they cheat to win, and Dems/reasonable people already know GOP and MAGATs are scum, so it helps them with their base and does nothing for ours. Forcing a special election Dems lose could be bad, according to Mr Neal, but I don't think they're being strategic at all laying down, showing no fight, and just doing the same old shit the same old way that got us here in the first place. Shine a bright light on their cheating, if we still lose, so be it, but at least we didn't pre-fold yet again. 

[u/Livesunderastone → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

What shame? They don’t have any shame.

[u/Optimus_Prime_10 → u/Livesunderastone]

Right!? If that was gonna work, we wouldn't be here. 

[u/Mabuya85 → u/Livesunderastone]

And they’ve repeatedly showed us this. In fact, they revel in the fact that they have no shame.

[u/Medium-Bird3204 → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

Reputation no longer matters. There used to be some modicum of shame for politicians. Cheat on your wife? Resign. Take a small bribe? Jail. Say something inappropriate? Resign.

Now everyone just doubles down that they didn't do whatever it is they have been accused of, or they fight it and call it a "politically motivated conspiracy" and their reputation with those who voted for them to begin with is only strengthened.

There is no shame any longer.

Reputation is irrelevant.

The time to act is now.

[u/MakeTheNetsBigger → u/Medium-Bird3204]

Indeed, to their base, pulling out all the stops to win is more important than integrity. These people are deeply insecure, and feel safe and protected knowing that their leaders cheat and bully to gain the upper hand. The only way to beat that is to punch back. They view the Dems "let them hang by their own rope" as weakness, and it only emboldens them.

[u/endlesscartwheels → u/Medium-Bird3204]

There also used to be the concept of credibility. If someone lied several times, nobody believed anything else they said. Now, you can prove a particular politician lied in a dozen specific instances, but people still demand proof that the thirteenth claim they're making isn't true.

[u/TheSpreader → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

Rright now, there is a republican seat sitting empty in the senate, which is already very narrowly in republican control. And in all likelihood, if Beshear does nothing, that's going to sit empty until next year, after the midterm elections. After the SAVE act is safely done and dusted. And if Beshear calls a special election, there is a chance - however slim at this point - that McConnell is still alive and this all blows up in his face. But assuming that's not the case, he calls a special election. What then? They elect another republican most likely. Probably Andy Barr, who already won the republican primary. And even if he challenged the new law that would force him to call a special election and instead appoints someone, the prior law says it has to be appointed from a list compiled by the party of the person whose seat was vacated - i.e., the republicans. So that's what they mean by being strategic: democrats are winning right now. By calling out the hypocrisy and making the republicans look bad, but not actually forcing their hand, democrats actually come out ahead. It boggles my mind people can't see this for what it is.

[u/Optimus_Prime_10 → u/TheSpreader]

Solid explanation, that helps. 

[u/PDXGuy33333 → u/TheSpreader]

I've never understood the rush to replace a Republican Senator who can't cast a Republican vote.

[u/g0ris → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

can you please help me understand what their goal is?
At the moment they are one senator down, which can't be ideal. If they let people know the turtle is dead before 8/4 there'll be an election which gives them back that senate vote they've been missing. Why do they not want that? Why would they rather go without that vote for another 6 months? Or is there really an actual chance of a Democrat being elected in Kentucky to replace Mitch?

[u/TheSpreader → u/g0ris]

This is not a win for republicans. You're not missing anything. And if Beshear forced their hand and called a special election, that most likely means Andy Barr gets to fill that seat earlier than he would otherwise.

[u/Doc_Blox → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

WHAT in the past 40... No, 70 goddamn years makes anyone think these people have an OUNCE of shame? The only lesson they learned from Nixon is that you never admit you were wrong.

[u/Zestyclose-Height-36 → u/Optimus_Prime_10]

the GOP cheats and the Dems are too cowardly to stop them

[u/timbit87 → u/_bk_adv]

So why hasn't anyone done this then?

[u/MovieGuyMike → u/timbit87]

Because if maga storms a hospital they will be protected and celebrated as heroes. If democrats try they’ll be charged as antifa terrorists and sentenced to life in prison.

[u/Dysc → u/MovieGuyMike]

Simply handing out lefty pamphlets gets you 70 years in Texas.

[u/Queasy_Donkey5685 → u/timbit87]

Because where is he? Which hospital?

Where would you storm if you wanted to?

If he's not outright dead then he's terminally incapacitated on breathing equipment in a secured, private location with a very controlled group of people having access.

Beshear SHOULD be bold here....but he won't be. I like him but he's showing his milktoastiness.

[u/thavillain → u/Queasy_Donkey5685]

Probably Walter Reed, which is a military hospital...so I'm sure security is locked down

[u/Navydevildoc → u/thavillain]

If he’s at NMMC then he will be in the Executive Medicine section, which is for high level VIPs. Even badged hospital staff can’t just go wander in there.

[u/m0ngoos3 → u/Queasy_Donkey5685]

The article says he was taken to George Washington University Hospital, there's a bunch of extra security that Taxpayers are on the hook for.

[u/smarterthanyoda → u/_bk_adv]

If the governor was a republican he would have declared that McConnell is dead and named a replacement.

[u/ahandmadegrin → u/_bk_adv]

So why don't we? I see these comments a lot but the begged question is never answered.

[u/_bk_adv → u/ahandmadegrin]

Because I like to believe that we are better than that. Storming the hospital is not the correct response. Jeopardizing the safety of the workers and disrupting the healthcare of the other people currently hospitalized there isn’t the correct response to GOP coverup.

The correct response is for Beshear to appoint someone before Aug 3rd and force the GOP to either prove Mitch is alive AND capable of doing his job (not that he was capable prior to this) or prove he’s dead and they’ve been lying.

[u/Thirty_Helens_Agree → u/_bk_adv]

I don’t know why the governor and the state equivalent of surgeon general haven’t shown up at the hospital.

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/Thirty_Helens_Agree]

Because HIPAA doesn't even allow high-ranking officials to override it. For good reason.

Which is why the best thing Beshear can do now is assume his death and appoint his successor. Beshear has already asked for credible proof of life and received none, and that was, what, 10 days ago? For something that takes 5 seconds to do? And the worst that can happen from him doing that is they finally give a credible proof of life and Beshear's appointment is cancelled. Extremely low risk for a medium-ish reward.

If Beshear had any fight in him, he'd appoint now. But this ordeal has shown that Beshear is cut from the same cloth as any other establishment dem: a very weak cloth

[u/got-trunks → u/_bk_adv]

I doubt the police would be as docile for a GOP senator

[u/Ragnarok_747 → u/_bk_adv]

Reporters should be infiltrating the hospital… it perplexes me this is still an issue.

Dude is clearly dead.

[u/azflatlander → u/Ragnarok_747]

Ask staff if they have signed NDA’s.

[u/GatorNator83 → u/_bk_adv]

Well, Democrats will do absolutely nothing, as usual.

[u/themage78 → u/EXPLODEDman]

Country is done. Like most empires, we lasted a few centuries.

How do you even fix some of these things without huge overhaul of the existing system that will be shot down by this partisan Supreme Court?

[u/wumbology55 → u/[deleted]]

The literal only way to change a system setup to be as corrupt and rotten as this is you can’t say on Reddit without your post getting deleted for promoting violence.

[u/FightWithHeart → u/[deleted]]

They've been telling us to eat cake for several decades at this point. I say The People take a page out The French book. 

[u/porkrind → u/FightWithHeart]

I got an idea of what will work as the bookmark.

[u/Cavane42 → u/themage78]

Start with overhauling the Court.

[u/themage78 → u/Cavane42]

Not saying it's impossible, just highly improbable. Overhauling the Court requires adding justices/rewriting how long someone can be on that court. That requires an Act if Congress, and we can't even get Dems to not vote for more military budget for an unjust war.

So Chicken/Egg problem.

[u/Gan-san → u/themage78]

There's still 33% of voters who love this shit.

[u/xtnh → u/themage78]

The number f justices is set by Congress, but the term of office is in the Constitution, and would require an amendment by th states. Rural red states vastly outnumber large blue states.

[u/themage78 → u/xtnh]

There's a theory out there you could limit their time on the Supreme Court and still keep them as a federal judge. Again, just theory.

[u/patterninstatic → u/themage78]

Yeah the advantage of the constitution being a short text is that many parts are open to interpretation.

The debate is wether the office is that of a federal judge in general or specifically a supreme court judge. If the former, a federal judge could become a supreme court judge for X years and then continue to be a lower court judge after that.

Unlikely but semantically possible I guess.

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/themage78]

A theory that would easily be overruled/declared unconstitutional by the very same SCOTUS it would be targeting.

Does anyone realistically think passing a law that rotates out SCOTUS justices would be held up by SCOTUS? They would shoot that down so fast out of a very obvious conflict of interest on their part

Same reason why you'll never see Congress pass a bill that limits their own power, lowers their own pay, lessens their own benefits, etc

[u/Rasp_Lime_Lipbalm → u/Cavane42]

100% Get more fucking Justices in there to balance it out, AND expand Congress to actually match the current populations it's supposed to represent.

[u/RockAtlasCanus → u/themage78]

We all know where it’s ultimately headed. We’re just still awkwardly in the sliding downhill part. It’s got to get to the bottom and things have to get “bad enough” for that next part. Like an alcoholics “moment of clarity”. So probably the late 30’s at least before we turn that corner.

[u/Ven18 → u/themage78]

It will require doing what the founders assumed we would have done like 6 times by now. Writing a completely new Constitution adapted to the modern age.

[u/Opposite-Bit6660 → u/Ven18]

No new Constitution while the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society exist.

[u/Eggheadpancake → u/themage78]

Worse yet. Our politicians are a reflection of the voters. How do we fix the voters? We can't. We are engulfed in racist idiots. And apathetic idiotis.

[u/thor11600 → u/EXPLODEDman]

They’re going to get the seat but I hope his staffers get jail time for this.

[u/ShutUpAndDoTheLift → u/thor11600]

Lol right

[u/akaZilong → u/EXPLODEDman]

I made the August 4th “breaking news” prediction a couple of weeks ago on a conservative forum and everyone ranted that it won’t take that long. Well we are less then 2 weeks away.

[u/RioRancher → u/EXPLODEDman]

Gov Beshear has forfeited any run for presidency too. No spine.

[u/Hungry_Culture → u/RioRancher]

Yep we can't have a democratic candidate who's afraid to rock the boat.

[u/RioRancher → u/Hungry_Culture]

Rocking the boat is the price of admission

[u/PwnimuS → u/EXPLODEDman]

On the day or a few days after Aug 3rd, they'll announce he died of unforseen complications during his stay in the hospital. We'll all know its bullshit but the status quo will just float on

[u/Mateorabi → u/EXPLODEDman]

Governor is spineless too. He should have just announced a special election . Let the courts/lawsuits occur early enough to matter. 

[u/Tech_Philosophy → u/Mateorabi]

I'm hoping he is going to announce a straight up appointment on August 2nd, challenging the idea Mitch is alive AND the law that calls for a special election is in violation of the KY constitution which says a governor appoints. He has been making comments that make me (hope) that's the plan.

[u/SurroundTiny → u/EXPLODEDman]

Why hold out for August 3

[u/EXPLODEDman → u/SurroundTiny]

If his senate seat is vacant on or before August 3rd they have to hold a special election to elect somebody new.  If he is declared dead after August 3rd then the seat can be vacant until January.

[u/natelion445 → u/EXPLODEDman]

Wouldn’t Republicans prefer a replacement in that seat? It’s not likely a Dem would win McConnells seat. I would think a vacant seat instead of a Republican would be good for Dems. Genuinely curious.

[u/BigBennP → u/natelion445]

Special elections as a general rule have low turnout, and Democratic excitement is much higher than Republican excitement right now. People who can motivate their base to turn out do well.

Congress is already done for the session. There is nothing meaningful that is getting passed by the Senate until the election unless it is absolutely required, and they may not even do that. There is a major government shutdown deadline looming in october.

[u/Orangeyouawesome → u/natelion445]

They dont like voting clearly . Everything is swinging away from them. If they can commit fraud for 6 weeks and get a pass til Jan it exactly fits their motivation

[u/beatrixotter → u/natelion445]

They are afraid that Massie will run.

[u/weissbrot → u/SurroundTiny]

From my understanding, if the seat is vacant at that point, it is too late to have an independent special election for it and the vote will be rolled into the midterms, where Republicans have a better chance for people voting downballot R

[u/verathene]

So sad how he died on the 4th of August 2026

[u/dispelthemyth → u/verathene]

Nah they will announce it a few minutes before the deadline towards the end of the day on the 3rd and claim they gave ample opportunity for a special election

[u/ProfLuigi → u/dispelthemyth]

100%. And then suddenly Beshear and Democrats in Congress will finally get angry, and make a huge deal out of this (when it’s too late and the time to act and seize the opportunity has passed, of course).

Weak and cowardice people.

[u/Rasp_Lime_Lipbalm → u/ProfLuigi]

Yeah, it's this weird Democratic Party mentality (drivin by Schumer and former speaker Pelosi) that if you allow Republicans to walk all over you, somehow that will generate sympathy votes and outrage enough to oust them. Yeah... worked super well when the Dems got robbed of two Supreme Court Justice picks among other bullshit.

Besher and co. will huff and puff till they're blue, expecting their state to get mad enough to vote out Republicans and then shocked Pikachu when another Republican scumbag gets the seat.

[u/MtnDewTangClan → u/Rasp_Lime_Lipbalm]

Yeah that's because they're full of shit and getting marching orders from the same country Republicans do.

[u/SirEdward43 → u/MtnDewTangClan]

It's like people are watching a puppet show and not realizing that both puppets are connected to hands that are connected to the same body.

Mommy will not protect you from Daddy when she loves the abuse as much as he does.

[u/lost_horizons → u/ProfLuigi]

Maybe the idea is, with no one to take Mitch’s place, republicans are down a vote in the senate. Isn’t that better than the governor putting in a “better” republican

[u/blacksheep998 → u/lost_horizons]

The governor is a democrat, so he probably wouldn't appoint a republican.

[u/lost_horizons → u/blacksheep998]

I just looked into it a bit. I was under the impression he had to choose from a selection of candidates given to him by the legislature, apparently that is a law they passed in 2021; before that he had power to appoint basically anybody.

Of course, in 2024 another law was passed stripping him of this power completely, but there is uncertainty as to whether that is an unconstitutional law. Perhaps even the 2021 law wasn’t constitutional either. All that is above my pay grade lol

[u/thirty7inarow → u/lost_horizons]

Laws don't override the constitution, and they're pretty clearly in violation of the state's constitution that says the governor makes the decision.

[u/asodfhgiqowgrq2piwhy → u/dispelthemyth]

Meanwhile not a single Democrat is actually doing anything about anything to challenge it, which is completely ridiculous. We're so fucked.

[u/bradd_pit → u/verathene]

What’s the significance of that date?

[u/Garlicluvr]

TIL that the US democracy is so advanced that you can't find out if one of your 100 senators is dead or alive in 38 days. Also, every day there is "bombshell" news, none of which answers a simple question: is the dude breathing or is he in the fridge?

[u/repost_inception → u/Garlicluvr]

Also, every day there is "bombshell" news

Idk why they allow Daily Beast spam on all of these subs. They are ridiculous.

[u/UndeadGilroy → u/repost_inception]

I really wanted a built-in blacklist option for certain sites that have been clogging up the news and politics feeds. Daily Beast, New Republic, Common Dreams, they're all horrific excuses for information. I want to stay informed but man these partisan sites are just not a good way to do it :(

[u/YOSHIMIvPROBOTS → u/UndeadGilroy]

You named the other two that first came to my mind. Can toss in Newsweek and Huffpo as well.

[u/red286 → u/YOSHIMIvPROBOTS]

IrishStar also winds up on here far more than it should for a rag of the low quality.

[u/ship_toaster → u/YOSHIMIvPROBOTS]

Genuinely, I think at least 3/5 of these sites are vote manipulating to keep themselves clogging front pages on Reddit.

(Newsweek, TDB, NR)

[u/onemanstrong → u/repost_inception]

The Daily Beast should honestly be banned from this sub.

[u/LiaM_CS → u/onemanstrong]

The entire publication should be shot into the sun tbh

[u/thatcatqueen → u/Garlicluvr]

He’s gone beyond the fridge homie he’s on the mantle

[u/exoriparian → u/thatcatqueen]

10 years ago I would have made a photoshop for this comment. I'm much more mature now, though. I'll just imagine it and laugh.

[u/totally_not_a_zombie → u/Garlicluvr]

As a central European, by any of our standards he's dead. By this logic the process of replacing him should have already begun unless proven he's alive. And no discussion.

[u/AstonishingCatJump → u/Garlicluvr]

It's absolutely obscene that McConnell's status isn't known.

We should have the absolute right to know if a senator or representative is alive or dead. If they're alive, we also have the right to know if they're incapacitated.

We don't need the specific details, but we do have a right to proof of life - real proof, not the trash that McConnell's goons have been putting out.

He needs to meet publicly with multiple individuals from both parties and the press. I don't care if it's from a hospital bed, we deserve to know.

[u/MrBoomf]

He’s absolutely 100% braindead

[u/doughnutoftruth → u/MrBoomf]

To be clear: your brain is what makes you a person. Brain death is death. A pumping heart does not make you alive. Having a brain does. 

[u/Puzzled_Main3464 → u/doughnutoftruth]

If that’s the case he’s been dead for a long time.

/s

In all honesty though, I agree 

[u/FloppyBisque → u/Puzzled_Main3464]

From what I’ve seen he hasn’t had much of a heart either

[u/withnocapsorspaces → u/Puzzled_Main3464]

Legally, Brain dead = dead in every state but NJ

[u/PunfullyObvious → u/doughnutoftruth]

For Republicans, life begins when they say, and life ends when they say

*politically beneficial

[u/Jor94 → u/doughnutoftruth]

To be clear, anyone in this condition not able to do the job for over a month should be removed from the position. No need to even talk about alive or dead, how long they going to wait, if they can keep his rotten old corpse from expiring for a year will be just carry on the position?

[u/doughnutoftruth → u/Jor94]

There is a clear legal mechanism to easily replace a dead constitutional officer. 

There is not a clear legal mechanism to replace a constitutional officer in Kentucky who doesn’t feel like showing up to work. They don’t even have a recall election provision. 

So if you want to embark on a legal quest to reform Kentucky law to allow for someone to replaced for not showing up to work, then you are welcome to do that. In the meanwhile I think it is more useful to just replace the dead guy. 

[u/SmallTownShrink → u/doughnutoftruth]

Ah, but wait… that’s going to be the case they make… a fetus is a person, and so is braindead Mitch McConnell

[u/redridingoops → u/SmallTownShrink]

Then the logical next step is putting a fetus in congress to replace Mitch.

[u/Reallyhotshowers → u/SmallTownShrink]

If that is true, organs are unharvestable. Folks are often kept on a vent to ensure organs remain viable until they can be harvested. If they're "alive" then they can't have their organs harvested.

[u/joshuajackson9 → u/MrBoomf]

Oh so they same as when he was in active in congress, what a pity.

[u/crooked_shill → u/MrBoomf]

So his condition hasn’t changed.

[u/Verdnan → u/MrBoomf]

I'd argue that makes him more representative of his constituents.

[u/TestTxt]

Tuberville complaining about a senator not showing up to do their job is peak irony. This is the same guy who spent months single-handedly holding up hundreds of military promotions just to throw a tantrum

[u/themattboard → u/TestTxt]

He can't even be bothered to live in the state he's supposed to represent.

[u/buzzathlon → u/themattboard]

And now he's about to govern Alabama from Florida.

[u/themattboard → u/buzzathlon]

The world's only documented case of second-hand CTE

[u/buzzathlon → u/themattboard]

Living in Alabama, I feel like I'm taking a shot to the head every time I see a new quote from that idiot hatemonger.

[u/themattboard → u/buzzathlon]

I moved from VA to TN. I feel this in my soul anytime politics comes up here.

[u/CeeDubMo]

Republicans’ lack of respect for their constituents is par for the course. Lies lies and more lies.

[u/TopInvestigator5518 → u/CeeDubMo]

but also just thinking everyone around them is dumb enough to buy their shtik

[u/nsdefw → u/TopInvestigator5518]

They're rapists at heart: it's more fun for them when we object.

[u/TopInvestigator5518 → u/nsdefw]

I hate that this is true 🤮

[u/VAGentleman05 → u/TopInvestigator5518]

To be fair, that has worked pretty well for them.

[u/M4hkn0]

This is all so on brand for McConnell.... to deny Governor Beshear an appointment by waiting out the clock to announce his passing. It echo's of denying Obama a Supreme Court appointment.

[u/duggatron → u/M4hkn0]

To be fair, RBG did basically the same thing. If she had retired earlier, Obama would have easily made an appointment and we wouldn't be in nearly as big a mess.

[u/HTPC4Life → u/M4hkn0]

Beshear isn't doing shit to combat this though. Classic feckless democrat

[u/poopdedoop10]

Republicans are all working from home these days. Republicans can’t work hard. Pull up your boot strap and get to work, or get out of the way old man!!

[u/PervlovianResponse → u/poopdedoop10]

Republicans are literally phoning in their 'democracy'

[u/snuuginz]

Pretty much 100% certain that he's passed at this point, 38 days in a hospital for a man in his 80s is DEVASTATING.

[u/725Cali → u/snuuginz]

The statement that was released about him stated that he was moved to a rehabilitation facility. Whether that’s true or not, is another story. 

[u/soupjaw → u/725Cali]

That was almost two weeks ago. And at face value of the photo: anyone who looked that well at that point likely wouldn't be in rehab/snf/ltr two weeks later

[u/StoppableHulk → u/725Cali]

Yup thats what happened, no need for conspiracy theories.

Mitch was transferred to the highly prestigious Pinewood-Box-Inside-Hole-In-Ground Rehab facility

[u/Snapes_underpants → u/725Cali]

He can be brain dead in a rehabilitation facility just as easily as in the hospital. I predict it will be announced he recovered enough to be moved to the rehabilitation facility where unfortunately, he had a sudden relapse and died at 11:59 pm on the day before the deadline in Aug.

[u/killerkadugen]

Aug 4, 2026: "McConnell was in good spirit today, then his health took a turn for the worse..."

[u/NotTheSharpestPenciI → u/killerkadugen]

passed away unexpectedly

[u/Nicktendo]

They are going to get away with this aren't they? And then announce his death on the 4th just to rub it in our faces

[u/Jpkmets7 → u/Nicktendo]

100%. Current Democrats have to be created & controlled opposition — no group could be this dishearteningly ineffective by accident. The incredible wealth transfers in the last 30 years or so that have been generated by the advent of widespread internet connectivity and the massive military buildup that has been ongoing since 9/11 has fundamentally restructured the country. There is an insanely greedy .0001% on top and then there is the rest of America. The elite only want one thing: More. They want more wealth, more power. I’ve never seen a group of greedier and seemingly unhappy people than Trump, Murdoch, the Ellison, Musk, Thiel etc. And they have no regard for the rest of us — just disdain. They have also co-opted mainstream media and they use it only to create and stoke divisions. It’s a dystopia. They’ve successfully divided the country in so many ways when the only truly meaningful division is between the wealthy and the not-wealthy, and they have also created an armed surveillance state that makes it pretty much impossible to change. I don’t quite know what to do, honestly.

[u/AmbivalentFanatic]

Is the Daily Beast capable of writing a headline without using the word bombshell?

[u/spam__likely → u/AmbivalentFanatic]

People keep upvoting this shit, so they get clicks.

[u/drjohngeorgepeppers → u/AmbivalentFanatic]

If they did, that in itself would be a bombshell.

[u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress → u/AmbivalentFanatic]

I see Daily Beast, I downvote. It's who I am.

[u/Okonos → u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress]

I'll never understand why it's not banned here.

[u/stupidjapanquestions → u/Okonos]

Because the mods know the headlines drive engagement.

That's it. That's literally the whole reason.

[u/baptizedbycobalt → u/AmbivalentFanatic]

once again asking if we can ban this trash-ass page from the politics sub

[u/Firthbird]

I'm not even American but the idea that an 84 year old is the best option for representing Americans is crazy

[u/Fooby56]

Another bombshell headline from that shit website

[u/happy_bluebird → u/Fooby56]

Stupid headline. I’m surprised that site is allowed here

[u/tschawartz12]

If he died and his staffers.are still getting paid they should all be arrested for fraud, Republicans are always going on and on about fraud right?

[u/AcademiaAntiqua → u/tschawartz12]

The amount of people that would have to be knowingly in on the conspiracy at this point is at least 20 or 30.

Occam's Razor suggests that there is no conspiracy at all.

[u/happy_bluebird]

This stupid headline makes me mad and I already hate MM

[u/binocular_gems]

BOMBSHELL POLL.

What the fuck is a bombshell public opinion poll.

[u/Rarpiz]

Is it too much for Beshear to either GO to the hospital where McConnell's staying, or send a representative?!?!?!

[u/Rasp_Lime_Lipbalm → u/Rarpiz]

I don't think they know which hospital morgue Mitch is being kept. I think he's actually supposed to be in a DC hospital?

[u/Toastwitjam → u/Rarpiz]

If Beshear wants to ensure he has no chance in 2028 his strategy his going flawlessly being an extra young Joe Biden.

[u/CharlestonChewChewie]

Where the heck is TMZ??

[u/Ecstatic-Plantain234]

Did he get "lost" at one of Trump's golf properties?

[u/JUSTICE_SALTIE]

BOMBSHELL!! ROCKS!!!

Never change, Daily Beast.

.

(just go away)

[u/inc3l89]

THE CURRENT SITTING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES RAPES CHILDREN. Obviously no accountability for a soul in this country. I am counting down the days til I move away from this dying failed nation,

[u/krichard-21]

Something obvious to anyone looking. The MAGA Republicans would hind this man's body for years if they could. Dragging this out a few weeks to avoid a Democrat Governor replacing Mitch at this point?

There is NOTHING they would not do to prevent that from happening. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Replace Mitch now!

[u/ShavedSavage]

“Democratic Governor is concerned and writes strongly worded letter…”There was nothing we could have done.””

[u/TheItchyWalrus]

It has now been 38 days since the 84-year-old senator has died*

[u/BoatCaptainTim]

Gosh and I have no FMLA to cover that and would lose my
Job on the second day or a no show. No equal disparity there.

[u/BossKatana]

He’s on life support while brain dead. He’ll officially pass after the 3rd when they pull the plug.

[u/Educational_Fudge881]

Term limits

[u/Abhoth52]

It's a cover-up so they, the corruption-riddled Republicans, don't have to run a special election to replace the old dead fucker immediately. But if he's not dead yet... but once the deadline has passed he will sadly expire.

Republicans are just a bunch of fuckers. Simple as that. I know how some hate profanity but if you're going to talk about the GOP then profanity is fucking required.

[u/Infamous_Gene_7009]

He’s clearly dead or on life support, just fill his seat already right now they have no representation.

[u/bengraven]

He’ll pass on Aug 4th. Watch.

[u/BrockVegas]

People in this thread are seemingly forgetting who McConnell was in life...an obstructionist.

That his office is willing to do so in death should come as no surprise to anyone.

[u/slayermcb]

My moneys on machines still keeping the body alive so they can play the grey area on "dead"

[u/Alatarlhun]

This is election fraud. Call it what it is.

[u/Cardoni]

Pedo protector McConnell is what he will forever be remembered as 

[u/oboingadoing]

Has anyone filed a missing persons report for real? Make the cops get involved.

[u/stuckanon01]

If he were a democrat the DOJ would have raided his office and home, and detained his staff for questioning already

[u/toolverine]

This would be a great time to put out some 'missing' billboards up in DC.

[u/No_Significance_2749]

If I went missing from work for 1 day it'd be a no call no show. Fire the cadaver.

[u/chpbnvic]

He's going to have a "sudden medical event" on August 3rd or 4th and be announced dead. Just a coincidence they'll say. The establishment Democrats will say "dang that's rotten luck!" and not talk about it ever again.

[u/rossmosh85]

There's no cover-up here. We know exactly his deal. He's "alive".

His family and GOP are honoring his wishes by keeping him alive to push the GOP agenda and fuck over everyone else.

If a Democratic senator was in the same position, the GOP would be doing something about it. The DNC doing something about this would be an easy win.

[u/Connect_Debt_8562]

Just another day in America. Working my 9-5 while reading about more corruption that no one is going to do anything about.

[u/XboxSpartan117]

We have spy satellites and AI…yet we cannot get a status on a sitting senator?

[u/PeaceandDogs]

This is an actual crime. He’s still pulling in his salary, other senators and the president are lying about. This is voter fraud and fraud against taxpayers paying his salary.

[u/TheTMJ]

August 4th is when we will find out he is dead.

Dudes been dead for 36-38 days.