McConnell’s Frailty Casts Pall Over GOP Ahead of 2024 Election
- GOP leader amassed power by amassing and distributing funds
- Allies say he’s capable of maintaining political schedule
Mitch McConnell is helped by John Barrasso, after appearing to freeze at a news conference, in July.
Photographer: J. Scott Applewhite/APSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health woes risk spilling into the 2024 race, where Republicans face new questions about whether their top tactician and fundraising magnet is up to the task of reclaiming the majority.
The 81-year-old, who has battled his party’s growing populist wing, set out this year to block the type of far-right candidates backed by former President Donald Trump who, he says, cost Republicans the Senate in 2022.
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McConnell’s Frailty Casts Pall Over GOP Ahead of 2024 Election