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The Race to Replace Mitch McConnell as GOP Leader Is Already On

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The rumors about McConnell’s potential exit have led his would-be successors to try to, as a senior GOP aide put it, “one-up each other at every turn.”

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A photo illustration of Senator Mitch McConnell.
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The longest-serving leader in the history of the Senate, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), still has three years left in a legislative career that has spanned four decades.

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