Mitch McConnell’s Woes Pile Up

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “spent the summer watching Democrats score a series of legislative victories of the sort he once swore he would thwart,” the New York Times reports.

“His party’s crop of candidate recruits has struggled to gain traction, threatening his chances of reclaiming the Senate majority. And this week, his dispute with the leader of the Republicans’ Senate campaign arm escalated into a public war.”

“As the Senate prepares to return to Washington next week for a final stint before the midterm congressional elections, Mr. McConnell is entering an autumn of discontent, a reality that looks far different from where he was expecting to be at the start of President Biden’s term.”