Analysis: Mitch McConnell just made the lives of his Republican colleagues a lot harder

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'McConnell has taken away the safety net for the vast majority of his House and Senate colleagues who have, to date, refused to admit that Biden is the President-elect,' CillizzaCNN writes. | Analysis

"The Electoral College has spoken," McConnell said in a statement."So today, I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. The President-elect is no stranger to the Senate. He has devoted himself to public service for many years. I also congratulate the vice president-elect, our colleague from California, Senator Harris. Beyond our differences, all Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the first time.

Which is why 210 Republican House members and senators, as of noon Tuesday, had yet to respond in any way, shape or form to The Washington Post's question of who won the election. Read MoreWhy would they pop their heads up and watch Trump try to knock them off? Just for the principle of it? Ha! Well, no. But McConnell's decision to get off the fence in such a public way makes all of those calculations much, much more difficult.

In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! McConnell's move also sets up a clear choice for every Republican elected official who has so far stayed on the sidelines of the"who won" debate. With McConnell now in the"Biden won" camp, there's a clear line being drawn: Either you are part of the Mitch McConnell version of the Republican Party or you are part of the Donald Trump/Mo Brooks/Paul Gosar version. You can't be both.

 

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CillizzaCNN Who needs a safety net to clean the SWAMP! All you need are a good set of Cojones!! And the great majority of DemoRats don’t have any! They been castrated by big money!! Selling their souls to the Devil!! The Truth will prevail!!

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CillizzaCNN I wonder What the people who voted for him think about him now. Good luck the next time he runs. COWARD OR CORRUPTED.?.

CillizzaCNN A good thing.

CillizzaCNN DEMOTE MOSCOW MITCH HE HAS TO MUCH POWER WHERE IS THE DAM STIMULUS FOR THE PEOPLE!!!!

CillizzaCNN Never remove your false teeth when someone takes a picture of you...

CillizzaCNN 'Not my president' sounds like who?

CillizzaCNN Lol, it’s time to stop pretending Trump still has a chance. He lost all the lawsuits, he has no proof of fraud, only conspiracies.

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CillizzaCNN Astounding and sad that 210 GOP members of the House and Senate won’t stand up to one school yard bully. In the animal kingdom, even Jackasses know there’s strength in numbers.

CillizzaCNN 🚨SOUTH FLORIDA: Millions of Floridians are insolvent. “Economists: We could be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis if Congress does not pass a new relief package by month-end.” American’s 🇺🇸need a STIMULUS‼️

CillizzaCNN Your guy Mitch also took the Senators able to speak on any topic other than the current JUDGE being Confirmed for life. The ONLY business ,- all day in the Senate

CillizzaCNN Its his last term... he knows it

CillizzaCNN Mitch alwas has his mouth about keeping 'mmm'

CillizzaCNN Snap

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CillizzaCNN That creep is a destructive presence.

CillizzaCNN The question you need to be asking yourself Mitch is; how far a cornered, desperate man like Donald Trump, who still has possession of the release codes to the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, is willing to go to hang on to the power to use them?

CillizzaCNN Stupid.

CillizzaCNN Don't bother reading, heeding, nor hearing this. 😏👌

CillizzaCNN It is incredibly disastrous and an unfathomable dent on the democratic credentials of America for most members of the Senate to kick against the election results which Trump has failed to provide any credible proof that it was rigged.God save America and Ghana

CillizzaCNN McConnell’s action is so is strange !!! So many frauds evidences in front of Americans! We have to get it checked

CillizzaCNN And Pelosi is a drunken slob

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CillizzaCNN This guy is a F stick!

CillizzaCNN No, not MoscowMitch! TermLimits FactsMatter FreedomFromReligion KillTheCollege TruthMatters NoQ

CillizzaCNN This is your reminder that until the electoral college vote, Biden was just the Press-elect, not the President-elect 🤷

CillizzaCNN Biden , is not recognised by the American people as their POTUS. You used Kamala Harris to get America to vote for Biden. I can see right through this. You see their are people like myself who are Empath and Telepathic. And we know that you know this! So don’t lie to me !

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CillizzaCNN 🇺🇸The law💪🇺🇸

CillizzaCNN OMG he actually said president elect 6 weeks after the fact....how Noble

CillizzaCNN CNN is FAKE news! That is a Fact!

CillizzaCNN Dear CNN, please do NOT lionise MoscowMitch . He's the literal worst of the worst. He is not, and never will be, welcome among free peoples.

CillizzaCNN Fuck that, senatemajldr is deliberately killing Americans over tort reform. Pass the HEROESAct you decrepit turtle

CillizzaCNN He's not giving realDonaldTrump too good a look either, but then again Trump is toast anyway!🦏😉😁🥳🎈🎊🎉👍🇺🇸

CillizzaCNN Fake News

CillizzaCNN No self respecting Trump voter will ever vote for McConnell again. What he did is seal his own fate.

CillizzaCNN Waiting for the Electoral college to be finalized is his way of saying the popular vote doesn't matter.

CillizzaCNN Mitch Is the newest member of the Black Eye club. Ask Mitch to explain his mishap. I'll wait...

CillizzaCNN i’m sick of the kid gloves here

CillizzaCNN Biden will depose him!

CillizzaCNN The confederates are alive & well

CillizzaCNN McConnell is consolidating his leadership of the GOP in the post Trump universe. Trumpists who don’t follow beware....

CillizzaCNN That’s ok- he will still make his man mounds available for them to land and cry on.

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CillizzaCNN Can anyone so generously send me $50? Im short that much on my car payment and its due tomorrow 🥺🙏🏻 please and thank you so much

CillizzaCNN Who remembers survivor? All late game strat...

CillizzaCNN Mitch doesn't control the House.

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CillizzaCNN It's in McConnell's job description to do so

CillizzaCNN There are three parties in the Senate, Republican, Democrat and the Trump Party. Can’t people see this is what he wants.

CillizzaCNN This is called CYA, covering your ass. He’s not only afraid of 45 getting booted out, but he’s afraid of the Georgia runoff election. If democrats get in, he’s going to have to learn to play nice. I hope that they do, and we can get some actual results from our government.

CillizzaCNN Every time I see this guy's eyes and face it always Disturbs me deeply...

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