Despite her vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he was “proud” to have Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in the Republican conference and “nobody’s going to beat her” in a future election.
“She’s certainly going to recover,” McConnell said during an interview with the Associated Press on Wednesday. “This is a woman who got in with a write-in vote in 2010. She’s about as strong as you can possibly be in Alaska. Nobody’s going to beat her, I’m proud she’s in the Republican conference.”
That comes in contrast with what McConnell’s party has indicated about Murkowski’s future. During a recent rally, Trump told supporters that Murkowski would never recover politically from voting against Kavanaugh’s confirmation. The Republican Party in her home state is reportedly mulling whether it should punish her for her Kavanaugh vote.
Scared of the Caribou Barbie potential, Yertle?
The level of disgust I feel about McConnell is way, way off the charts.
I am guessing that Palin’s posturing isn’t making it to Mitch’s radar… He is worried about the Rs dissing Murkowski resulting in her declaring herself an independant and caucusing with the Dems.
McConnell knew some time ago that he had Flake, Collins, and Manchin in the can for Kavanaugh. That allowed him to free up Murkowski to cast a vote that satisfied the majority of her constituents. I’m sure the favor will be repaid somewhere down the line.
Dissembling Kiss of Death