{"id":5478,"date":"2024-11-16T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2024-11-16T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:06:09","slug":"mcconnell-leaves-senate-leadership-legacy-pleasing-to-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/mcconnell-leaves-senate-leadership-legacy-pleasing-to-conservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell leaves Senate leadership legacy pleasing to conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"810\" data-attachment-id=\"5479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/mcconnell-leaves-senate-leadership-legacy-pleasing-to-conservatives\/kosar-mitch-mcconnell-examiner-11-25-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024.png\" data-orig-size=\"638,810\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kosar Mitch McConnell Examiner 11-25-2024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024-236x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024.png 638w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kosar-Mitch-McConnell-Examiner-11-25-2024-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day after the election, Senate Minority Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a>\u00a0(R-KY) stood before assembled reporters. \u201cGood morning, everyone,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RyxqLWEkoFg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0with a slight smile on his owlish mien. \u201cIt is certainly a happy day for the GOP&#8221;&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-washington-briefing\/3226795\/mcconnell-leaves-senate-leadership-legacy-pleasing-to-conservatives-subhed-trump-looming-second-term-makes-for-natural-time-to-step-down-amid-gops-increasingly-populist-nationalist-flavor\/\">Read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day after the election, Senate Minority Leader\u00a0Mitch McConnell\u00a0(R-KY) stood before assembled reporters. \u201cGood morning, everyone,\u201d he\u00a0said\u00a0with a slight smile on his owlish mien. \u201cIt is certainly a happy day for the GOP&#8221;&#8230;. 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