Weekend at Mitch’s
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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He died, and the government is not releasing details so that there is no possibility of a challenge for his position before the summer recess.
No, it's because if he vacates the seat before 8/3/26 a special election must be held by law.
In the normal election, Maise can't run because he lost his primary
In a special election he can run, split the Republican vote out of spite, and a dem gets the senate seat.
McConnell fucking over democracy one last time on his way out is the only way he would want to go.
This whole thing just shows us what exactly what will happen if/when trump keels over. It will be covered up as long as possible. Just like Iran's new Ayatollah, who has never been seen, even to show up for his father's funeral.
LOL, "mystery".
Why don't these people send reporters to find where this motherfucker is checked in at?
The only "mystery" is the date and time when he died.
Because he's dead.
Detective Fawkes here; based on my investigation he passed the night of June 13, 2026 or morning of June 14, 2026.
At least he still meets the requirements to vote in KY
The nature of his illness: he's dead
Or a vegetable.
Which means he is clinically dead.
hoping for locked in syndrome
8/4/26 they'll announce he's brain dead
He ded.
Any necromancers and/or dark arts practitioners willing to work for exposure on a high profile case? Asking for a peer.
PS time is of the essence
Cue the Monty Python dead parrot sketch.
Im fully expecting him to show back up Weekend at Burnies style. Complete with his hair stapled to his head and his shoes tied to someone elses.
It's OK, we already have even worse people to continue his work.
Yep. A whole lot of the left - at least the online ones - seem to be preoccupied with "boomers" and other ageist nonsense (as if an entire generation can have their politics defined by the 20 year period they happened to be born in).
Meanwhile, the conservatives and their party are working to crank out people that are barely past the zygote phase and have them work in their think tanks, crank out Alternative Facts on Bullshit Mountain Media, have them installed in every institution of the land (including lifetime positions), and have them alter our government, our schools, our universities, our workplaces...
What's the advantage of pretending McConnell isn't dead or incapacitated? The Kentucky legislature already took the power to appoint vacancies from the Governor when a Democrat won. Who wants to delay or avoid a special election? I don't get it.
They are scared a Democrat will be voted in early for the special election.
Edit: I think I read somewhere there is some worry the KY constitution allows the governor to appoint and would take precedent over the KY congress’s law.
He dead
Just retire, mitch