Mitch McConnell spent 41 years building the most powerful Republican machine in the Senate...
Do you understand what quietly happened in Kentucky tonight...
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He blocked nominees.. killed legislation.. outlasted six presidents.. and bent the entire GOP caucus to his will for four decades..
and the moment he stepped back..
Trump walked in on May 1st.. endorsed Andy Barr.. offered the only real rival an ambassadorship.. and the rival dropped out the same week..
> Cameron — the man who was supposed to carry McConnell's network forward — entered with a polling lead.. raised money.. had the name recognition.. had the Christian conservative base..
> Barr had none of that early.. until Trump made one phone call and one diplomatic offer..
> Cameron finished at 30%.. Barr won with 60%..
> the seat McConnell held since 1984 flipped to a Trump loyalist in a single primary night..
> the first open Kentucky Senate seat in 42 years.. decided by an endorsement and an ambassadorship..
???? Do you understand what quietly happened in Kentucky tonight..
— ???????? Thomas A. Whitaker (@WhitakerTA_)May 20, 2026
Mitch McConnell spent 41 years building the most powerful Republican machine in the Senate..
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