People need to remember this is round 1. Round 2 comes when Moore is elected and both the Democrats and Republicans snub him and marginalize him for the next two years. Round 3 comes in 2020 when Moore is up for reelection and the GOP establishment runs and funds an opponent in the primary. They will do this not only to remove a thorn on McConnell’s side but also because the Democrats will be hammering every Republican senate candidate on where they stand on Moore and women issues, and they will have to have an alternate candidate to support.
By 2020, it is my fervent hope that McConnell has lost his seat, or at least his leadership position. He’s up in 2018, if I remember correctly.
Isn’t this a 5-year term because it is a special election?