He's dead

He's most probably on life support.

it's all lies!!

in the Senate instead of 53. A Trump supporting Republican would almost certainly win a special election giving them back their 53rd vote. Even if a Democrat won a special election, they would not be any worse off than they are now. There is absolutely no advantage to Republicans for avoiding a special election. They would want it to take place ASAP so they can get that 53rd vote back ASAP.

But it could well be silly rightwing BS

Something about no elections after a certain period before a scheduled election. Don't want to have anyone appointed, or someone elected, who might not be on their side, you see. Democrats should insist there be a public, verification statement from him. Should not be hard if he's on the phone to his "colleagues" this much. Someone needs to go see him, breathing and cognizant, or call for an election to replace him.

There is no deadline for a special election to be held.. As long as McConnell is incapacitated, the Republicans have only 52 votes in the Senate instead of 53. They need McConnell to die or resign so they can have that special election and get that 53rd vote back. The current situation with McConnell incapacitated weakens Republicans in the Senate by losing that vote.

Why should Democrats care what's going on with McConnell. It is to the Democrats' major advantge for McConnell to be incapacitated and not dead. With only 52 votes, now only 3 Republicans need to vote with Democrats to kill any legislation or nominees. For example, Democrats now need only 3 Republicans to vote against Blanche as AG to kill his nomination. With McConnell present or another Republican elected in a special election taking his place, Democrats would need 4 Republican votes to kill Blanche's nomination.

at Trump's July 4th clown fest.

Lying bstrds.

But after a visit with JFK jr they decided to wait a bit longer …





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Published Tue, Jul 7 20262:45 PM EDT

Kevin Breuninger
Emily Wilkins

... McConnell ... was admitted to the hospital on June 14 ...

A spokesman for the senator at the time confirmed the hospitalization and said he “is receiving excellent care,” but gave no other information ...

Asked by CNBC on Tuesday for the latest available information about McConnell’s health, the senator’s office provided the same brief statement it released last week, saying the senator “appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital” ...

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnell-health-senate-gop.html

then he should be discharged & not be bed-blocking.

if they can talk for 20 minutes. Do you know how insaane that sounds? Wow!

old friends can give him a call to see how he’s doing. Obviously with those weighty conversations he would welcome a good laugh and a game of gin rummy.

...the special election to coincide with the mid-terms.

My prediction: Within days after the cutoff it will be announced that he died of "complications" (I.e., they pulled the plug).

Gemini summary (apply whatever level of skepticism you apply to all AI)

I am sure they are loathe to have his seat filled in a high-turnout, likely blue tsunami, election.

They may be unable to keep his brain-dead condition under wraps for another three weeks though. Someone will leak, unless they have him on life support in some high security location.

More from Gemini (same caveat)

The timing is completely irrelevant. See post 27

a photo of Mitch awake and holding today's newspaper.

How difficult would that be?

(I admit my opinion lacks 'evidence and reaching sound conclusions based on that evidence.' but as I'm not a jurist, any verdict I reach is without consequence)

see post 27

My guess is no. And MSM will not hold them accountable regardless.

"HAS ANYONE SPOKEN WITH JOE BIDEN LATELY?!?!? HMMMMM........"

see post 27

Total bullshit.

There is neither proof of life nor death until they get him together with a highly regarded political reporter who will talk to him in person.

McConnell is okay, just lies coming from this regime.

See post 27

Republicans gain NOTHING by keeping an incapacitated McConnell in the Senate. If he were truly brain dead Republicans would be racing to try to set up the special election. Otherwise, they will be down a Trump supporting vote. It's all but guaranteed a Republican would win a special election. But from this point forward until that position is filled, they only have 52 votes in the Senate, not 53. McConnell can not vote if he's not present. For example, now Democrats only need 3 Republicans to vote against confirming Blanche as AG to kill his nomination. With that position filled with a Republican, Democrats would need 4 votes.

Republicans will still control that seat in the Senate.

For now, it's as if the seat is vacant. From this point forward, unless McConnell recovers (super unlikely) Republicans have only 52 votes in the Senate instead of 53. That means Democrats only need 3 Republicans to defect (instead of 4) to quash aanything that requires just a simple majority vote (like Todd Blanche's nomination for AG)

Since I know Republicans never lie McConnell is clearly recovering.

And confirms that the Senator is not in fact on the same plane of existence

(I remember after Mr Caine died from Covid that his Twitter account lurched back to life some months later stating COVID wasn't so bad in response to something. Apparently it was a family member who failed to clarify the Twitter account would keep going, and not Zombie Herman Caine as it originally seemed. In my imagination at least, that's now the best source of information from the realm of the dead)

Poor Mitch. He must look like ET by now.

Has that been asked? If so has it been answered?

That they all listened to the same 20-minute interview?

That it was an AI version of his voice?

That he is not speaking at all, but they plan on keeping him "alive" until after the election?

I realize that is wild speculation but we have seen some very convincing AI voices lately.

Not one Senator has actually said they've spoken with him.

They are playing a game here and we are allowing it.

His voice-mail does not count!