{"id":1371703,"date":"2022-03-11T15:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1371703"},"modified":"2022-03-11T15:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:06:06","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-looks-to-archive-his-career-while-some-republicans-seek-to-end-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-looks-to-archive-his-career-while-some-republicans-seek-to-end-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell Looks to Archive His Career While Some Republicans Seek to End It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmitch-mcconnell-looks-to-archive-his-career-while-some-republicans-seek-to-end-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1371703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Senate Minority\u00a0Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has reportedly planned to release a biography to cement his career while some Republicans seek to end it.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing the Associated Press and <em>New York Times<\/em> reporters to chronicle his rise to power throughout his 38-year Senate career, the title of his biography will be <em>The Price of Power<\/em>, echoing the biographies about Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/mcconnell-book-tackett-price-of-power-84c6a1c6-ffef-48b9-87eb-4050e87f6aac.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The book will focus on\u00a0\u201cone of the most guarded and powerful actors in the nation\u2019s capital \u2026 one of the most consequential political figures of this century,\u201d or so the report dubbed McConnell. Excerpts of the book will reportedly include \u201cextensive interviews with McConnell and access to his vast archive \u2014 his receipts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as McConnell spends time touting his lengthy career, others are planning to end his tenure as GOP Senate leader. Senate candidate and former Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/mitch-mcconnell-braces-to-keep-leadership-role-after-midterms\/\">Gov.\u00a0Eric Greitens<\/a>, Alaskan Senate candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/12\/13\/alaska-republican-u-s-senate-candidate-kelly-tshibaka-will-not-support-mcconnell-as-leader\/\">Kelly Tshibaka<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andrewsolender\/2021\/09\/21\/gop-senate-candidate-wont-back-mcconnell-for-leader-amid-escalating-war-with-trump\/\">Sen. Ron Johnson<\/a> (R-WI) have all stated they will not support McConnell for the leadership position if Republicans retake control of the Senate after the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>America First Republicans have been unhappy with McConnell for many of his policies.\u00a0Under McConnell\u2019s Senate leadership, the national debt has\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalance.com\/national-debt-by-year-compared-to-gdp-and-major-events-3306287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">risen<\/a>\u00a0by nearly $20 billion, illegal immigration has continued, and real wages for American workers have not grown since the 1970s. Obamacare was enacted in 2010. Big banks were bailed out in 2008, and social media companies have silenced individuals without repercussions. In October, McConnell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/06\/democrats-accept-republican-cave-debt-ceiling\/\">caved<\/a>\u00a0to Democrats\u2019 demands and raised the debt ceiling, enabling Democrats to forward President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d agenda.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The movement to remove McConnell as leader reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/25\/report-trump-urges-rick-scott-run-senate-leader\/\">includes<\/a> Donald Trump urging Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to oppose McConnell, pending a November victory. Scott has not committed to opposing McConnell, instead reportedly suggesting he is focused on winning back the Senate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20085978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/AP22057715289609.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have to focus on winning\u201d the Senate back, Scott reportedly told Trump. \u201cMy only focus is on winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Scott has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/02\/poll-rick-scotts-11-point-senate-plan-roundly-supported-voters-mcconnell-unhappy\/\">released<\/a> an 11-point plan to implement if Republicans retake the Senate. Though the plan is roundly popular with voters, McConnell has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/02\/poll-rick-scotts-11-point-senate-plan-roundly-supported-voters-mcconnell-unhappy\/\">shot down<\/a> the plan as an affront to his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll decide in consultation with my members what to put on the floor,\u201d he told Punchbowl News in March.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, perhaps threatened by Scott, has also taken heat from Senate Alabama candidate Mo Brooks, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/01\/28\/mo-brooks-will-be-significant-resistance-to-mcconnell-resuming-leadership-role-if-gop-retakes-senate\/\">stated<\/a> McConnell can expect significant resistance after the midterms. Brooks cited Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as being involved in the movement to oust\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5593273\/cocaine-mitch-shirts\/\">self-dubbed<\/a>\u00a0\u201cCocaine Mitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be significant resistance to Mitch McConnell being the Republican leader of the United States Senate,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cEven Lindsey Graham has suggested Mitch McConnell should not be the leader if he is not going to be able to work things out with former President Donald Trump. And I have seen nothing to suggest that he is going to be able to work things out with Donald Trump. But we\u2019ll see how it plays out in that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Biden\u2019s polling numbers below 40 percent, it is entirely possible Republicans may reclaim the Senate. Republicans only need to flip one seat while holding strong in several incumbency races.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/gettr.com\/user\/wendellhusebo\">Gettr<\/a>\u00a0@WendellHuseb\u00f8.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority\u00a0Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has reportedly planned to release a biography to cement his career while some Republicans seek to end it. 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