Mitch McConnell Quotes
My view is that Trump will not change the Republican Party, America's right-of-center party. If he brings in new followers, that's great, and well worth the effort, but he will not change the Republican Party.
McConnell, Mitch. "Interview with Bloomberg." Bloomberg, 14 June 2016.
He like many other Americans had become dissatisfied with the religious, right wing fundamentalist ideology of the George W. Bush administration and the Republicans who controlled Congress until the election of 2006.
When the Trs Psrty snd other extrme conservatives gsined contol of the Republican Party and moved the party far to the right, the Democratic Party, began shifting to the left. The centeriists of both parties began to be ignored as politicians of each party stove to avoid attacks from their extremes. The result were centerists who left their old party loyalties becomming indeprndents or joininng the other party.
Discussing his decision not to seek reelection as a Senator from Arizona. He also was a major public critic of the Republican President Donald Trump, this was regarded by the Party Base as party disloyalty and the base form the majority of voters in most primary elections.
Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. is an American politician, serving since 1985 as United States senator for Kentucky, the senior senator since 1999, and since January 20, 2021, as Senate Minority Leader. He previously served as Senate Majority Leader from 2015 to 2021. He is married to former Secretary of Transportation and former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. In 2015 and 2019, Time listed McConnell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
