How Did It All Go Wrong for McConnell?

The following post for members is by David T.S. Jonas, a former economic and labor policy aide to Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).

It’s healthy to admit when you’ve been wrong, and boy was I wrong about Mitch McConnell. My very first column for Political Wire argued that the Senator from Kentucky was the most talented politician of our time. His victories while in the minority—from winning back Congress and the White House, to blocking Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, to negotiating deals where his vision won out over all others—led me to sincerely believe that Mitch McConnell would continue his trajectory of accomplishment as Majority Leader of the United States Senate.