Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term.

  • @grue
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    438 months ago

    I have zero faith neoliberal Democrats would be anywhere near that ruthless (unless they needed to stop some leftists, maybe).

    • @NateNate60
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      It certainly doesn’t help that the left-leaning ones are told online that voting is pointless and that it doesn’t matter.

      Self-fulfilling prophecy.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
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      8 months ago

      I always remember that Bernie suspended his campaign in April and RFK was shot in June, and I wonder if Bernie had survived Super Tuesday, if he would have survived June.