Most of us knew.

However, it is now official. McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026.

Daniel Cameron, who failed at unseating out Dem Gov, has announced he will run.

What will be interstate is how folks will divide up running for Gov vs Sen.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Most of us knew.

However, it is now official. McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026.

Daniel Cameron, who failed at unseating out Dem Gov, has announced he will run.

What will be interstate is how folks will divide up running for Gov vs Sen.

Is that seat reliably Republican?

McConnell suddenly gets backbone headed out the door. Where was he in speaking out against Trump when it counted? Worthless POS.

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Most of us knew.

However, it is now official. McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026.

Daniel Cameron, who failed at unseating out Dem Gov, has announced he will run.

What will be interstate is how folks will divide up running for Gov vs Sen.

Is that seat reliably Republican?

Depends, Rocky former House leader would beat Cameron, but probably not Massey.

Cameron is a former staffer of McConnell. However, Cameron kissed Trump’s ring only to lose to a Dem.

ALL politicians begin running for reelection the minute they are elected the first time. Thus they depend on the RNC or DNC for campaign financing. Thus they tow the party line. Neither side grows a pair until they are lame ducks. We have the best politicians money can buy and without term limits- which will never happen- we are stuck with a money driven system. Shit happens I guess.

I do not think terms limits would solve it. Campaign finance reform and overturning Citizens United.

You and I are capped on the money we can give a candidate. That is a restriction on speech. Why allow 501ca and PACs unlimited speeding/speech?

No right is absolute.

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Originally posted by MJines:
McConnell suddenly gets backbone headed out the door. Where was he in speaking out against Trump when it counted? Worthless POS.

Because he voted to confirm Kash? McConnell is really a Democrat. He holds the RNC campaign monies hostage unless he personally approves of the candidate.

Yes he does.

He caused the revolt in Alabama that caused a bad candidate to get nominated which allowed a Dem to win.

Here is the thing everyone needs to remember.

Sen. McConnell is from Jefferson County/Louisville. When he was ejected out Congressional Delegation was Dems. The state was 80 plus Dem registered.

Now, the GOO has supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, and GOO registration is over 2-1 GOP. Eastern KY in voter registration and local office controlled by reds.

My boss is a prime example ejected as a Dem. Lost to a Dem who flipped to run as a GOP. My boss flipped to GOO and beat him the next time around. He is now unopposed. Sherriff long term Dem. Loses to a bad GOO candidate. He is running as a GOP now.

E has played out across the Commonwealth. Over 90 percent of the elected prosecutors are GOP. Next door, a better Dem candidate lost to a bad GOP candidate in a county that was Blue county until the last 10 years. The bad GOO candidate had been a Dem all his life until he ran for office.


McConnell did that. He also did things that really hurt average citizens, but he was pivotal in making Kentucky a red state. Now, we can argue how deep that runs in statewide elections.

President Bill Clinton never lost the state. Until Obama we had counties they voted Sen for president going back to FDR. Why? “FDR gave me my first public job.”

Public job means a taxed, paycheck instead of substance living.

That idiot show ever have born!

Abortion candidate!

I’m gonna go all-in on Massey on this one.

He might stay out of it or try for the Gov.

He will try for one as his PAC is too active.