Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "The nation owes an immense debt of gratitude to a man whose leadership has been instrumental to our success," Trump said of McConnell at a 2019 White House event.
47% : All told, McConnell helped guide 234 Trump appointed judicial nominees to the Supreme Court, Circuit courts, District courts, and the U.S Court of international trade in four years.
46% : Those actions made him a hero of the conservative movement, despite years of attacks questioning his commitment to the cause and a frayed relationship with President Trump.
46% : "It really did have an impact on the election," Trump said, "People knew me very well, but they didn't know, 'Is he liberal?
36% : Ironically, McConnell's decision to hold the seat vacant may have played a role in Trump's victory, propelling white evangelicals to show up in higher numbers for him on Election Day to protect what they viewed as a critical Supreme Court seat that Trump had publicly pledged to fill with a conservative.
22% : While Trump and McConnell had a rocky personal relationship, they shared that goal.
20% : The rules change allowed Trump to put two additional conservatives, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, on the Supreme Court over Democratic objections, reshaping the Court to a 6-3 conservative majority.
8% : " McConnell, like most of Washington, was expecting Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 election.

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