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- conservative@lemmy.today
- cross-posted to:
- conservative@lemmy.today
Republican leaders have moved to quash speculation about Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader in the US Senate, amid a growing revolt over the lack of transparency around his health.
The 84-year-old Kentucky politician, who led Senate Republicans for longer than anyone in history before stepping down last year, was admitted to hospital on 14 June but his office declined to say what he was being treated for.
Why did the voters elect him with his health issues and age anyways?
Because a lot of Americans don’t pay any attention to the news. A lot of people had no idea he wasn’t 100% fit for the job when they voted for him.
you say this like they would not vote for him now even if they knew every detail about his health
A lot of states have what is called straight-ticket voting. So a voter will come into the booth without being informed on any particular politician check the box at the top that says Republican and return the ballot.
He didn’t offend any party insiders enough to get primaried. Then in the general election he was the only one running for that office with an R beside his name. For a majority of voters in his district, that’s all that’s relevant.