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Since McConnell’s pet candidate lost the GOP primary to Rand Paul in 2010, Mitch has rigidly adhered to what the base wants at every turn. There’s no genius to his strategy - he’s just covering his own ass. It’s completely predictable and happens without fail.
This is just the latest example of McConnell caving. Assuming Trump threatened to veto the spending bill, McConnell had a choice: override Trump’s veto and protect the prerogatives of the Senate, or cave and support a national emergency he knows is not real. He caved.
McConnell's decision to block Garland only looks brilliant in retrospect. The day Scalia died, there was a GOP presidential debate in the evening where Cruz was expected to call on McConnell to block any Obama SCOTUS nominee. McConnell rushed out a statement to get ahead of Cruz.
McConnell had just seen Boehner get bounced by the Tea Party. He never expected Trump to win, as he's said. He blocked Garland to protect his own ass & won the biggest jackpot in political history. It wasn't genius- it was just rigid obedience to the base. thehill.com/homenews/admin…
