Post #3846904
2026-07-07 16:12 UTC
Because polling currently suggests that there’s a bug leftward shift in American politics coming. If the special election were to happen now, there’s a non-zero chance that the GOP would lose the seat to a Dem.
Hiding McConnell’s death would mean that, even though he wouldn’t be voting, the Dems wouldn’t get an additional vote in the Senate early.
That’s the justification, but it’s still just a conspiracy theory. Also, I’m not a poli-sci person, so I don’t know about Kentucky’s special election rules or if Mitch’s seat is being contested this year.
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@wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2026-07-07 16:30
Yeah, but if Dems would win the seat in a special election, then they’ll win it in November too. I don’t see how they expect there to be a difference, unless they just want to delay the inevitable until next session. But Dems won’t take back the house until then anyway, so it seems kinda moot. I think they’re just panicking and can’t make rational decisions because they’re desperate to hold onto power. Maybe also because of the turmoil of selecting a new majority leader this close to an election?