While his critics have tried to make the Kentucky Republican public enemy No. 1, Mitch McConnell has embraced the demonization in a bid to protect his Senate majority
Call him “Cocaine Mitch,” “Nuclear Mitch,” or the steward of the “legislative graveyard.” Mitch McConnell says he’s the “Grim Reaper” anyway, so he’s loving every minute of it.
But McConnell has renovated his reputation on the right with his blunt exercise of power — confirming two Supreme Court justices and dismantling portions of the filibuster while developing a knack for driving both Democrats and his own GOP opponents mad. “His enemies have given him more personality than he’s given himself,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham . “And he’s smart enough to play the game.”
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