Talk:Mitch McConnell#Re: Reputation Taking a Hit/Dimming Upon Failure to Repeal ACA
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| author = Jessica Roy
| title = Someone in Congress Edited Mitch McConnell’s Wikipedia to Say He’s a Turtle
| org = New York Magazine
| url = http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/09/mitch-mcconnell-is-a-turtle-says-wikipedia-edit.html
| date = 22 September 2014
| quote = According to Congress Edits, the Twitter account that tracks Wikipedia edits made from IP addresses in Congress, one anonymous jokester edited Minority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell's Wikipedia page to say he's a turtle.
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Regarding his health
Found this on NYT regarding the two episodes where he froze up, but this is really just hearsay because no official diagnosis was made: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/health/mitch-mcconnell-health-seizures.html Unknown0124 (talk) 00:00, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
McConnell fell again and got hurt. Fall occurred at a Republican luncheon. Medical personnel seen at his office, but again the old falling man persists. “Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume his schedule," Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-mitch-mcconnell-fine-medical-personnel-spotted-office-colleague-sa-rcna183657 [Fall on December 10, 2024] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.182.190.239 (talk) 12:53, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Tenure as Senate Minority Leader & Republican Leader
Electoral History
The electoral numbers in the Electoral History section are inconsistent. Two totals are shown under the heading "Votes for McConnell, but only two candidates are shown, neither being McConnell. All the vote totals in this chart need to be reviewed. Roark183 (talk) 20:45, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
== 20 January 2025 ==
was not only his 83rd birthday (as mentioned in the intrtoduction, but also the day of Trump's second inauguration.
Imo also worth to mention: [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5157489-sen-mitch-mcconnell-legacy-senate-republican/ McConnell has already voted against three of Trump’s Cabinet picks — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He was the only Senate Republican to vote against Gabbard and Kennedy.] (thehill.com 22 Feb 2025) --178.203.113.60 (talk) 11:47, 23 February 2025 (UTC)