Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that the chatter about succession doesn’t trouble him and that the GOP bench is on his side, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said McConnell: “It’s not at all surprising, given my age, and how long I’ve been in this job that there are others who may be looking at it. I don’t find that offensive, nor do I find it affecting my ability to lead because the people most likely to succeed me, agree with me.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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