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1. www.nprillinois.org › 2024/03/01 › mcconnell-isMcConnell is stepping down from leadership. Here's how he got ...

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   Mar 1, 2024 · This year marks his 38th as a senator from the Bluegrass State. And this week, McConnell reflected on his career as Kentucky senator when he announced he'd be stepping down as the Republican leader in the Senate.

2. www.stlpr.org › government-politics-issues › 2022-01Illinois is thought to be a blue state. So why is so much of ...

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   Jan 10, 2022 · On any political map, Illinois is a reliable blue state that has elected Democratic governors four of the last five elections and last backed a Republican presidential candidate before Michael Jordan was winning championships in Chicago.

3. edition.cnn.com › 2022/11/10 › politicsWhat Mitch McConnell nailed about the 2022 Senate races

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   Nov 10, 2022 · “Senate races are just different. They’re statewide. Candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.” His comments caused consternation within the Donald Trump wing of the GOP, as many of the...

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5. www.politico.com › newsletters › inside-congressSenate settles in for leadership drama - POLITICO

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   2 days ago · Senate settles in for leadership drama. By URSULA PERANO. 10/30/2024 04:32 PM EDT. Presented by. With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center ...

6. www.cnn.com › 2021/03/12 › politicsMcConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates ‘who can ...

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   Mar 12, 2021 · With 20 GOP seats to defend – including five open seats where Republican senators are retiring – compared with 14 seats that Democrats have to defend, McConnell is making clear he’s not...

7. www.nprillinois.org › 2022/02/15 › trump-vsTrump vs. McConnell: Latest round between GOP heavyweights ...

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   Feb 15, 2022 · Last week, Mitch McConnell, the seven-term Republican senator from Kentucky who has been his party's leader in the Senate for the past 15 years, found himself locked in a high-profile confrontation with the former president, who insists he is still the party's leader.

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   Who is Mitch McConnell?

   • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. arrives at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell — already the longest serving GOP leader in Senate history — will extend that run for at least another two years after winning against a longshot challenge by Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott to remove him from power.

   McConnell wins reelection to serve GOP minority leader - NPR

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   Who is running for McConnell?

   • First, that leader race: As long anticipated, Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Cornyn (R-S.D.) are in a dogfight to assume the McConnell mantle. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is running as well and has deep ties to the conservative wing of the conference, but one knowledgeable senator told Inside Congress he’ll be an also-ran.

   Senate settles in for leadership drama

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   How many senators voted for McConnell?

   • Thirty seven senators voted for McConnell. Scott picked up 10 votes and one senator voted present in a secret-ballot election, according to Indiana Sen. Mike Braun who was one of the senators who counted the final votes.

   McConnell wins reelection to serve GOP minority leader - NPR

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   Is Illinois a Democrat state?

   • The number of counties voting Democrat has shrunk over the past 20 years. On any political map, Illinois is a reliable blue state that has elected Democratic governors four of the last five elections and last backed a Republican presidential candidate before Michael Jordan was winning championships in Chicago.

   Illinois is thought to be a blue state. So why is so much of the state

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   Did Mitch McConnell tell a hard truth?

   • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol on September 28, 2022. In August, Mitch McConnell told a hard truth . “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” the Senate minority leader said at the time. “Senate races are just different.

   What Mitch McConnell nailed about the 2022 Senate races

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   Was McConnell's 'candidate quality' criticism correct?

   • Oz ultimately lost to Democrat John Fetterman. Taken together, there’s little doubt that McConnell’s “candidate quality” criticism was, in hindsight, correct. In race after race, Republicans underperformed expectations – forcing the national party and its affiliated outside groups to ride to the rescue.

   What Mitch McConnell nailed about the 2022 Senate races

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9. www.npr.org › 2022/11/16 › 1137104129McConnell wins reelection to serve GOP minority leader : NPR

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   Nov 16, 2022 · Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell — already the longest serving GOP leader in Senate history — will extend that run for at least another two years after winning against a longshot...