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catbyte

(34,402 posts)
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:10 AM Oct 2019

McConnell vows to block Trump impeachment in fundraising pitch

By Jordain Carney

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) reelection campaign is seizing on the fight over impeachment, pledging in Facebook ads that he will lead Republican efforts to stop President Trump from being removed from office.

"Nancy Pelosi's in the clutches of a left wing mob. They finally convinced her to impeach the president. All of you know your Constitution, the way that impeachment stops is a Senate majority with me as majority leader," McConnell says in an ad that began running on Thursday.

"But I need your help. Please contribute before the deadline," McConnell continues in the ad.

McConnell's campaign, according to Facebook's ad library, began running the digital ads with the video on Sept. 27, three days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) formally announced that House Democrats would launch an impeachment inquiry.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/464379-mcconnell-vows-to-block-trump-impeachment-in-fundraising-pitch

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dawg day

(7,947 posts)
1. Sounds like he's in real trouble back home, if this is what he's running on
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:15 AM
Oct 2019

His home state has terrible problems, opioid addiction, intractable unemployment in the eastern counties, a dependence on coal companies that has destroyed the environment and the economic stability, health care crisis... which a real president could help with.

Many of his constituents irrationally support Trump, so this is all he's got.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
2. Supposedly he is in trouble. Only a fraction of his campaign funds are
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:21 AM
Oct 2019

coming from supporters in Kentucky. The bulk of it is coming from outside, probably PACs and such.

EDIT: changed is to are

FM123

(10,053 posts)
3. So I guess he is afraid pence will go down with trump & we get President Pelosi...
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:27 AM
Oct 2019

He seemed almost okay with letting trump drown until pence started looking dirty too. Now Malignant Mitch is just going to command all his minions to let trumpy off. Let's see if they march in lock step with him or run out of line....

Initech

(100,080 posts)
5. Oh I bet good money that McConnell is going down with the SS Trumptanic.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:40 AM
Oct 2019

That whole party is guilty. They rigged one election and now they are trying to rig another. Count on it.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
4. McConnel has zero say on "Impeachment" as that is theend result of the House passing Articles
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:31 AM
Oct 2019

of Impeachment. He can obstruct holding the trial, which right now is lesser of 3 evils for GOP to contend with

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