Oh I get it, the machines are still plugged in. But there is no hope of a functional recovery.

He's a zombie.

massie is eligible to run in a special election to fill for mcconnell.

... scaring the pants off them.

Uphill battle? Absolutely.

Impossible? No.

Meet the Kentucky Democrats who think they can flip McConnell’s Senate seat
Kentucky Public Radio | By Sylvia Goodman
Published May 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM EDT

https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-05-13/meet-the-kentucky-democrats-who-think-they-can-flip-mcconnells-senate-seat

Let him suffer indignity for months at the hands of the amoral jackals he threw open the corridors of power for.

The sultan of congressional obstruction blocked on his final journey over naked political maneuvering.

Thoughts and prayers for the family of course and not ideal for democracy. If only he was also definitely in pain though.

Sorry I'll be an adult and rise above the other 33,000 days of my life. You have to let me have this one.

McConnell's term ends in January and the nominees for his successor, to be chosen at the regularly scheduled November election, have been chosen. And polling suggests the republican has a significant lead over the Democrat. So if a "special" election is held to finish the unexpired term assuming the seat is declared vacant, why would the outcome of that special election be any different than the outcome of the election for the new term? And if the special election is held before the November 3 election -- why would the outcome be any different than the expected outcome of the election in November for the term beginning in January?

The law was changed to eliminate that power.. Beshear vetoed the law but his veto was overridden. He has indicated he might go to court claiming the KY constitution gives him the power to fill a vacancy via appointment, but whether he would win that lawsuit is very iffy.

... wondering if the changes that stripped him of his power apply to "pre-cutoff" vacancies, and left procedures for "post-cutoff" vacancies alone.

That is, that before the changes, he was empowered to make the appointment if it was more than 56 days before the next election, but that the office would stay vacant if the vacancy occurred less that 56 days before the next election.


If that is the case, the thing they are avoiding is giving Beshear an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality (state constitution) of the law. A vacancy before the cutoff would give Beshear an opportunity to challenge the new law that bars him from making the appointment in that circumstance.

Not sure if I'm making sense, but I'm pretty sure Beshear believed the law violated the state constitution and planned to challenge it at the first opportunity.

.. I'm guessing that being barred from filling a vacancy that happens before the 8/3 cut off would make for a stronger challenge than being barred from making a vacancy after the cut off, where leaving the office vacant is arguably something that could have happened under the pre-2020 law.

In any case, I think his assertion that the state constitution is clear about the appointment power granted is spot on, but timing is apparently arguable.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/kentucky-constitution/ky-const-sect-152/

--- AI (be skeptical,)

It's a meaningless date as far as Mitch McConnell's Senate seat is concerned.

See post 28

Like seriously, truly, there's no circle of hell big enough for these cretins, evil. They must be stopped.

We don't know what kind of condition he really is in. He could be in a semi-vegetative state.

He isn't legally dead.
He could be brain dead
He could just be where many people his age are when they have a massive stroke. (Terri Schiavo comes to mind, but there are people who function higher than Terri. Capable of hearing and responding, but can't talk)

It's kinda left unaddressed by the OP, making it hard to judge the conspiracy theory on its merits

I was confused. I thought his term was up 2028, but it's actually up 2027, so I think the difference is that if before 8/3, Beshear appoints someone to fill the seat (one of 3 picked by some Republican committee or something) and the "special election" is consolidated with the November election. If after 8/3, the seat stays vacant until 1/3/2027, when the winner of the GE takes the oath.

It sounds like Beshear could challenge the law that stripped him of appointment power, but I have no idea how that would work.

I need to look at the law more closely though when I have time.

With candidates already chosen in the primary.

McConnell being dead or alive has nothing to do with that

Which is what I think will happen. Sure Thune will refuse to seat Beshear's appointment, but it will likely prevent republicans from getting one of their curated list of candidates appointed if Beshear wins the case before the Ky Supreme Court

The law is not clear and if read to be consistent as to all federal candidates it would give him the power to fill a House vacancy via appointment which clearly would violate the US constitution. So its entirely possible, maybe even likely, that the KY courts will construe the KY constitution's provisions about filling vacancies via appointment as limited to state offices, not federal.

why not have a member of the Democrats, like Schumer, visit him briefly .. .drop off a get well card, etc ..

I know, I know, they won't let it happen. But it puts some heat on them and helps the public clue into what they are up to.

....on the edge of death for their disgusting agendas like keeping a black woman alive for a fetus that was barely viable, born prematurely, and is still under medical care...the mother is dead

Such selfish and cruel assholes the rightwing are

The Governor of Kentucky can not appoint a successor. PERIOD. Kentucky law requires a Senate vacancy to be filled via a special election. The rest (including the response from Gemini) is nonsense. There is ZERO benefit for Republicans for Mitch McConnell to remain a Senate member in an incapacitated condition. Republicans would want McConnell to die ASAP. As of now, until that seat is filled, Republicans have only 52 votes in the Senate instead of 53. They want a special election held as soon as possible so they can get that 53rd vote back. (Of course they need McConnell to die or resign in order for a special election to happen).

There is NO Republican conspiracy to cover up his death. The longer he remains alive, the more it HARMS Republicans. It doesn't help them in any way.

If the vacancy was far enough in advance of the election, Beshear could challenge the law barring him from making the appointment more effectively.

It is arguable that less than 3 months before an election, the office would have remained vacant even under the law before the 2021 changes.

Timing does matter.

Beshear made it pretty clear that if he was given the opportunity, he would challenge the law.