Post #3846905
2026-07-07 16:05 UTC
Maybe there’s a key detail about the electoral process that I’m missing, but what’s the practical difference between holding a special election now or waiting till the regular election?
How does it benefit republicans to avoid the special election? The people voting would still be the same, no? And the candidates too, presumably?
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@xerodin@lemmy.zip 2026-07-07 16:12
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.