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Kentucky Governor CALLED OUT As Mitch McConnell Replacement Demand Grows
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6:22Now PlayingKentucky Governor Andy Beshear is facing growing calls to take decisive action on Mitch McConnell's healthy secrecy and extended leave, with even some Republicans joining the calls, as McConnell's team has yet to put out any video proof of McConnell's ability to serve in his position. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Despite calls for Beshear to ‘do something’ about Mitch McConnell, the answer isn’t so simple
"The calls for Beshear to take action raise questions about how he would be perceived by Democratic voters nationally if he were to announce a run for president in 2028.
Stephen Voss, a professor of political science at the University of Kentucky, said that the pressure puts the governor in a “tough position.”
Beshear has become the Democratic face of criticism of the senator and has been able “make a lot of noise about McConnell’s staff keeping him under wraps and lack of transparency,” Voss said.
Beshear said in an interview with journalist Katie Couric last week that he had gotten calls from unnamed agencies “suggesting that (McConnell) passed.”
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