McConnell's 2020 Plan: Cast GOP As 'Firewall' Against Socialism

Source: www.hppr.org - Thursday, April 11, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says the path to GOP success in 2020 is running "to be the firewall that saves the country from socialism." McConnell told reporters Thursday that he is advising all Republican Senate candidates to run on offense by casting themselves as the only alternative to Democrats who want to drive the country to the left. "You add up things like packing the Supreme Court, getting rid of the electoral college, the Green New Deal, and Medicare for none and you have a prescription of turning America into something it never has been and never should be," McConnell said. "So we intend to be on the offense in running our races." McConnell said Republicans running for Senate can also "paint your own picture of what your service has meant to your constituents" — a plan that involves highlighting the Senate's work on criminal justice reform and combating the opioid crisis. Left-leaning policies discussed by Democrats on the presidential campaign trail will

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