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Can He Do It?

by Josh Marshall

11.05.14 | 11:15 am

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., looks over the crowd at his victory celebration over Alison Lundergan Grimes to retain his senate, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell says there won’t be any government shutdowns on his watch. But how is he going to get leader Majority Leader Cruz to go along with that?

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Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.

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