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Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health
When a Senate Seat Becomes a Timing GamePower, Not PrivacyThe reporting here is about Mitch McConnell’s health, but the political story is about control. McConnell was hospitalized in mid-June for an undisclosed medical reason; his office said little, and Republicans stayed mostly silent. That silence is not neutral. When an office withholds basic facts around a major power vacancy, it is managing an outcome, not merely protecting a person.The Real Decision-MakersThe people with actual leverage are not the commentators guessing about his condition. It is McConnell’s office, the Republican…
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