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McConnell and Trump

The "loser" is winning.

John Ellis
Jan 13, 2022
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During the reign of Roger Ailes at Fox News, there were some rules. One was that on-air criticism of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was, if not verboten, an ill-advised career choice. Ailes was McConnell’s media consultant in McConnell’s 1984 Senate campaign and was credited with turning certain defeat into that year’s biggest upset.

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