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McConnell, Not Pelosi, Will be the One to Bring Down Trump.

It looks like a bus could be coming, and Mitch McConnell will do what’s necessary to protect his power.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readOct 12, 2019
Photo via Mitch McConnell on Instagram

The last few weeks have been nothing short of a whirlwind for the Republican Party. With more and more information coming out about Donald Trump’s illicit conversations with Ukraine and the resulting impeachment inquiry seemingly by the hour, it’s been difficult to keep track of it all. Even harder to keep track of are the countless number of politicians and pundits on either side of the political isle with various opinions and talking points on the matter, making their appearances on whatever news network will have them to make their views known to the public.

But perhaps more notable than the individuals ready to talk, is the arguably most critical voice involved that has been incredibly quiet, and in the end it will be his voice that could potentially determine the fate of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Throughout a political career that has spanned decades, Mitch McConnell has been no stranger to making calculations that will benefit his career as well as the Republican Party at large. Regardless of how much those of us on the left might thoroughly despise him, there is absolutely no denying that he is a smart man who has…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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