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Happy (almost) 250th birthday, America!
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Below I answered a whole bunch of real questions from real paid subscribers about the week that was in American politics. Not an investor in âSo Whatâ yet? Become one today for the ultra-low price of $6 a month or $60 for the whole year!
Q: If Mitch McConnell should succumb to his serious illnesses before the election, would it make sense for Andy Beshear to appoint the current Democratic nominee for his Senate seat to give him a few months of incumbency?
A: First of all, we know almost nothing about McConnellâs condition. All we know is that on June 14, he was found unconscious at his DC home. Reporters who have heard the EMS phone call have said there was talk of CPR being administered and a potential heart attack.
McConnellâs office has been incredibly tight-lipped about the whole thing. They have not said whether or not he is still in the hospital. Or what is wrong with him. Or, well, much of anything.
The Senate will be back in session on July 13. It will be very interesting to see if McConnell is there. (I doubt it.) And how long he is away.
If he is incapable of doing the job or passes away, Beshear has NO role in picking his temporary replacement. Republicans in the state legislature passed a law (and then overrode Beshearâs veto) that ONLY allows Beshear to name the date of a special election to replace McConnell. Nothing more.
I made a longer video about the whole thing here:
Q: President Trumpâs recent financial disclosures highlight a recent trend of elected officials in both parties earning outsized returns while in office. Do you think, in a post-Trump America, that Congress and the next President tackle ethics reform which includes restrictions on equity trading while in office?
