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Pompeo Dashes McConnell’s Dreams: Running For Senate Is ‘Ruled Out’

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February 21, 2019 8:36 a.m.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) dreams of bringing his buddy Secretary of State Mike Pompeo into the majority fold have been dashed.

During an interview with the “Today” show on Thursday, Pompeo appeared to dodge questions about whether he’s mulling running for Senate in Kansas in 2020 before flatly declaring he’s not doing it.

“It’s ruled out,” he said.

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Nicole Lafond (@Nicole_Lafond)  is TPM’s deputy editor, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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