He’s probably less popular at home than Harry Reid but Mitch McConnell doesn’t need to worry about getting reelected until the 2014 midterms. He’ll actually benefit, I think, if the Senate Republicans lay an egg and fail to pick up seats in the Senate this fall. That’s because he almost certainly will not survive as Minority Leader if the Republicans have another bad election night. And, if he’s not the Minority Leader in the two years leading up to his reelection, he will be free to vote however he wants and to keep a low profile. Of course, most pols who lose the top leadership position decide to retire, but McConnell has nothing else to do, so I doubt he would.
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