No, I'm not talking about the SSPX. It's about Mitch McConnell's Senate seat. Wasn't today supposed to be the deadline when a special election could be scheduled to fill McConnell's seat unless they could prove that he would be able to fulfill his duties? So far, crickets.
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has repeatedly asked for McConnell's staff to confirm his actual condition. Some commenters have said he should just march into McConnell's hospital room and verify what is going on. Which of course he legally can't do. Not to mention it is not even known at this point which hospital or rehab facility McConnell is in.
My take is that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats want to change the status quo. The Republicans, because they might lose a special election, or Thomas Massie might run as an Independent, and win. The Democrats, because with McConnell missing in action, it's one less Republican in the Senate. In any event someone else will be elected in November, McConnell's status notwithstanding. I haven't heard that the Democrats have a candidate yet. They would be well advised to concentrate on that.
Stay tuned. Now that the deadline is passed, what news will come next week?
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