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I wouldn't be surprised if that was his plan all along. I really hate that man but he's experienced and effective.
"We lost support that we needed among independents and moderate Republicans, primarily related to the view they had of us as a party — largely made by the former president — that we were sort of nasty and tended toward chaos," McConnell said. "

Actually Trump didn't start it. He just made the vision clearer. >

And Mitch propergated it by not impeachment Trump when he had the chance. >

Exactly. It would have solved a lot of their current problems. Trump clout has diminished but they still have primary problems. >

I thought Mitch was ready to dump him after Jan 6 but he, correctly, read the room that the rest of the GOP wasn’t ready yet. Not surprised that he’s ready to move on at this point at all.