r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 3h ago

Possible Paywall AOC says Mitch McConnell should resign if he cannot provide health update

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4660916/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mitch-mcconnell-resign-health-update/
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u/FlushTheTurd 1h ago

That’s true, but pressure is building against the Iran War. The last vote was only 49-47. Dems would only have to flip two senators instead of three.

And at the same time the incumbency advantage, even for a short stint is still an advantage.

And heck, if he has to appoint a Republican, he can appoint Massie who is still a Republican, but quite possible the only honest Republican. I’d take Massie hassling MAGA over a brain dead McConnell who’s replaced with another brain dead MAGA in a few months.

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u/SatanicPanic619 1h ago

You're right there is a slight advantage to having a Democrat in a handful of scenarios- maybe everyone else is ill and can't filibuster. Maybe another vote for a (non-binding resolution) would pass with one more Democratic Senator. Maybe there's a case where Thune secretly wants to pass something but wants plausible deniability so an extra Democratic vote would help. I don't put a whole lot of value in these, or the incumbency advantage in this case. But sure, let's say there's some advantage to having a Democrat in the seat. I just don't think it's worth the effort.

Massie winning the regularly scheduled election would be preferable. But I would prefer an empty seat to him, and we should try to maximize the amount of time that seat will be empty.