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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:23 PM Jul 2017

Brooks Would Vote to Oust McConnell


July 26, 2017 at 11:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), who is running in a special Senate election in Alabama, said he will not vote to keep Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as majority leader if he wins the race, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Brooks: “Inside the Republican conference, Mitch McConnell has got to go. He’s the head of the swamp of the U.S. Senate.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/07/26/brooks-vote-oust-mcconnell/
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Brooks Would Vote to Oust McConnell (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
He's right on that one dalton99a Jul 2017 #1
McConnell is trying to kill Americans. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #2
He's to the right of McConnell al_liberal Jul 2017 #3
How sneaky of Brooks to solicit support from the left by going after McConnell! LonePirate Jul 2017 #4
+1 dalton99a Jul 2017 #5
Okay, Then... Leith Jul 2017 #6
Yeah, well TeapotInATempest Jul 2017 #7
a group connected McConnell has spent millions against Brooks in Alabama BannonsLiver Jul 2017 #8

al_liberal

(420 posts)
3. He's to the right of McConnell
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:56 PM
Jul 2017

This is nothing to be happy about. Ol Mo is to the right of the freedom caucus and thinks Mitch isn't cutting near enough.

LonePirate

(13,417 posts)
4. How sneaky of Brooks to solicit support from the left by going after McConnell!
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 02:12 PM
Jul 2017

I sure hope any voter with a brain is not fooled into voting for the grossly incompetent and unacceptable Brooks because of this stance.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
6. Okay, Then...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 02:25 PM
Jul 2017

who DOES he support as majority leader?

Like said above, if he supports somebody even more loony (yeah, there are some worse), being against yertle isn't a good stance.

BannonsLiver

(16,369 posts)
8. a group connected McConnell has spent millions against Brooks in Alabama
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 03:59 PM
Jul 2017

Why? Because they allege he's not supportive enough of Trump. You know these folks have gone off the deep end when a far right loony bird like Mo Brooks isn't crazy enough for the rest of the crowd. But it does explain why he hates McTurtle.

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