Out goes Mitch McConnell -- and an era of GOP politics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : McConnell, in his floor speech, didn't mention Trump by name but hinted at the shift within his party.
49% : McConnell's own relationship with Trump has devolved in that time.
48% : "Lest any of my colleagues doubt my intentions for the remainder of my term, I have some unfinished business to attend to.
41% : " But the two men, while close in age, have diametrically opposed views on America's role in the world and have come to represent competing political philosophies inside the GOP.
23% : McConnell easily defeated Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who challenged him for the Senate GOP's top spot in 2022, but it marked a new level of public opposition as a growing swath of the conference moved toward Trump.
20% : And while McConnell supported Trump as Republican nominee during the 2024 election, he has emerged as a lonely and persistent voice within the GOP willing to push back on Trump's Cabinet nominees.
20% : One possible contender, Rep. Andy Barr, released a statement that did not mention McConnell but instead emphasized that he is considering a run for the open seat "because Kentucky deserves a Senator who will fight for President Trump and the America First Agenda."

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