Responding to questions from reporters about whether he still has a pulse or has finally joined his lord and savior Satan, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s staff tells CNN’s Manu Raju that old turtle face “is still working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery [from an unspecified ailment]. However, he will not be voting this week.”
If he dies the dem Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear can appoint a replacement. Yes, Mitch McConnell himself lobbied the Republicans in the state legislature to pass a law removing the governor’s power to appoint a replacement of a different party than the incumbent, but let’s see that get tested in court. He could also just refuse to appoint a replacement, just like Mitch did when Scalia died.