Rumors and speculation about the condition of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has even McConnell’s voters wondering if they’re being represented by an empty seat — or worse, a coffin.
“I think that he should release a picture of himself or one of his aides should release a picture. We have the right to know that he’s even conscious,” said one McConnell voter speaking with an MS NOW voter on Friday.
The woman added that claims by Republican pundits and Republican lawmakers to have personally spoken with the senator were doing nothing to convince her he was alive or conscious.
“Some of these phone conversations people are claiming to have, like Scott Jennings on CNN, I question that. I — it doesn’t … it’s not ringing true for me.”
“We’ve been talking to Republican, Democrats, independents and all of the Kentuckians we’ve been speaking to have been demanding transparency from Senator Mcconnell,” MS NOW reporter Alex Tabet told anchor Katy Tur. “I want you to hear from a couple of McConnell voters about how they’re processing this moment.”
“I feel sorry for him and his family, [but] I would like to see a little more information disseminated to the public,” said another voter. “As a long time public figure, I get the privacy thing. But come on, you know you’re a senator.”
“I’ve liked Mitch,” the voter added, while making a point to put his statement in past tense. “I think he’s done great things for Kentucky. You know, he’s probably been our greatest politician ever. But I don’t really know what to say beyond that. I’d like to hear something else. You know, I don’t know how much time you’re [supposed] to give him.”
“And Katy, we’ve been asking dozens of voters the question that you guys were just talking about earlier: Do you want age limits? Do you want term limits? Do you want a potential cognitive test for the representatives in congress? Every single person that we have asked has said, ‘Yes, those are things we want,’” Tabet said. “That also matches public opinion. Poll after poll shows that the American people want these sorts of limits. So that begs the question if the American people want it, why don’t we have it?”
“Lots of Americans are going to the ballot box and they’re showing how much they want it by ousting the incumbents and bringing in a new generation,” noted Tur. “We’ll see what happens up there.”
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