Mitch Mcconnell's Dreadful Day

jdawsey@politico.com (Josh Dawsey), Politico
Wed, 09/27/2017 - 2:07am

For Mitch McConnell, Tuesday was about as bad as it could get.A vulnerable incumbent senator, Luther Strange, lost handily to Roy Moore, who used the Senate leader as his campaign punching bag. McConnell pulled the plug — again — on repealing Obamacare. One of his close allies, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), announced his retirement.

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