| | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. Although his voting record has been rated as [[conservative]] by some,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mitch_McConnell.htm Mitch McConnell on the Issues]</ref> McConnell is an establishment [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]), pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, and who sometimes rams through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters. '''''In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters'''''. By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref> | | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. Although his voting record has been rated as [[conservative]] by some,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mitch_McConnell.htm Mitch McConnell on the Issues]</ref> McConnell is an establishment [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]), pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, and who sometimes rams through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters. '''''In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters'''''. By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref> |
| | On November 16, 2022, a remarkable total of 10 [[Republican]] senators voted against reelecting McConnell as their leader, and he prevailed by a vote of only 37-10 when usually those votes are unanimous.<ref>https://www.ksl.com/article/50519296/mitch-mcconnell-reelected-senate-gop-leader-rick-scotts-bid-rejected</ref> This substantial number of senators who disapprove of McConnell indicates he has become merely a [[lame duck]]. The next day McConnell gushed in praise of [[Leftist]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] as she ended her reign of [[tyranny]] in the [[House]] that included publicly ripping up [[Trump]]'s state-of-the-union address one year, by McConnell praising “her historic tenure” and her “consequential and path-breaking career.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3741221-mcconnell-congratulates-pelosi-on-historic-tenure-and-path-breaking-career/</ref> | | On November 16, 2022, a remarkable total of 10 [[Republican]] senators voted against reelecting McConnell as their leader, and he prevailed by a vote of only 37-10 when usually those votes are unanimous.<ref>https://www.ksl.com/article/50519296/mitch-mcconnell-reelected-senate-gop-leader-rick-scotts-bid-rejected</ref> This substantial number of senators who disapprove of McConnell indicates he has become merely a [[lame duck]]. The next day McConnell gushed in praise of [[Leftist]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] as she ended her reign of [[tyranny]] in the [[House]] that included publicly ripping up [[Trump]]'s state-of-the-union address one year, by McConnell praising “her historic tenure” and her “consequential and path-breaking career.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3741221-mcconnell-congratulates-pelosi-on-historic-tenure-and-path-breaking-career/</ref> |