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He might be right.
By ADAM WILLIS March 25, 2018
During Mitch McConnells fifth reelection campaign, in 2014, he called into Kentucky Sports Radio unannounced. When Matt Jones, the shows host and founder, welcomed the senator onto the program, it was hard to miss the hint of smug satisfaction in his rough-hewn mountain accent. Jones, who had been taunting McConnell on air for several weeks, went straight for a favorite jab, questioning the senators college basketball allegiances. McConnell has degrees from both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville and steadfastly refuses to pick a favorite between the two rival NCAA teams.
Let me just say something, McConnell interjected as Jones, a University of Kentucky fan, teed up his Kentucky-Louisville question. It is OKI know its probably not acceptable to you, as an Obama enthusiastbut its OK to be for both Louisville and Kentucky.
What does me being an Obama supporter have to do with Kentucky versus Louisville? Jones laughed.
From there, the conversation shifted from basketball to the minimum wage, same-sex marriage and global warming13 minutes of tense radio that might provide a preview of what the Senate majority leader is in for in his 2020 reelection race. Jones, the unabashedly liberal voice of the most popular radio show in the state, says he plans to oppose McConnell in Kentuckys next election cycle if the senator chooses to run for another term. And some political observers say he might actually have a shot at ousting one of the most powerful figures in the Republican Party.
Jones has made McConnell a frequent target on his show in recent years, using the senators equivocation between the states two rival basketball programs as a proxy attack on his character. In Kentucky, where basketball reverence verges on the religious, anyone who claims dual loyalty is seen either as a liar or severely out of touch. To Jones, McConnell is bothin politics as well as sports. He calls out the Senate majority leaders faux advocacy for Kentucky coal country, his morally repugnant tax bill and his allegiance to wealthy elites. Kentucky is a state of outsiders, Jones likes to point outworking-class people who have, for more than 30 years, been represented by Washingtons consummate insider. (McConnells office didnt respond to multiple requests for comment.)
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(72,377 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Interesting article on McConnell's possible weakness in Mother Jones. He actually ranks below Walmart in the things no one likes, Dem or Repub.
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/03/science-says-mitch-mcconnell-is-the-most-hated-politician-in-america/
As for Politico, be careful not to drink anything and always carry your vote in an inside pocket when visiting this site:
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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/leaked-document-reveals-cambridge-analytica-used-duck-dynasty-politico-sway-facebook-users-trump/
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