How Will the American People Remember Mitch McConnell as He Steps Down from His Leadership Role?
The outgoing Senate Minority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has been a powerful figure in Washington for almost forty years. However, his record of working against Trump-endorsed candidates and calling Trump "stupid" in private has cemented his position as a key establishment figure opposing the populist shift within the GOP.
In 2021, McConnell secured 19 Republican votes in the Senate and worked closely with President Biden to enact the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Though it did not address Republican goals like border security or big expenditure cuts, the package did include funds for renewable energy initiatives.
McConnell shifted Senate Leadership Fund funds toward establishment supporters like Lisa Murkowski in Alaska during the 2022 midterm elections, diverting funds from Trump-backed Senate candidates like Blake Masters in Arizona.
During his nearly forty years in the Senate, Mitch McConnell has emerged as one of the most significant—and contentious—Republican leaders in history. Despite his reputation for strategic skill, grassroots conservatives contend that McConnell's leadership has continuously subverted their goals in order to maintain the power of the GOP elite.
Following the 2020 election, McConnell advised Republicans not to contest the Electoral College certification and openly recognized Joe Biden as the winner of the presidency. His comments and unwillingness to back Trump's challenges to the election's outcome polarized MAGA members and widened the gap between the party's populist wing and establishment Republicans.
Conservatives also took issue with McConnell's support of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill. Republican demands for tighter border security and budget cuts were not addressed in the $1.2 trillion package, which instead featured large expenditures on mass transit projects, green energy projects, and other Democrat objectives.
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