McConnell
Senate Republican leader
McConnell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.
In contemporary American usage, it typically refers to Mitch McConnell, the long-serving Republican senator from Kentucky known for his role as Senate majority and minority leader: McConnell blocked the nomination from reaching the floor.
The name has become shorthand in political coverage for strategic obstruction and procedural maneuvering.
Bluegrass State
- senateLegislative governing body
- republicanAdvocate against hereditary rule
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- caucusParty selection meeting
obstruction · gridlock · capitol · legislative · congressional · cloture · parliamentarian · chamber
Politically conservative faction
- pro-businessFavoring commercial interests
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- partisanBiased toward one side
anti-regulation · federalist · originalist · establishment · GOP · neoconservative · deregulation · deficit
Skilled planner of action
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- dealmakerOne who negotiates agreements
negotiator · coalition-building · power-broker · gamesmanship · shrewd · Machiavellian · opportunist · ruthless
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
- senateLegislative governing body
- republicanAdvocate against hereditary rule
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
caucus · obstruction · gridlock · capitol · legislative · congressional · cloture · parliamentarian · chamber · reelection
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- pro-businessFavoring commercial interests
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
partisan · anti-regulation · federalist · originalist · establishment · GOP · neoconservative · deregulation · deficit · corporate
tactician
Skilled planner of action
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
dealmaker · negotiator · coalition-building · power-broker · gamesmanship · shrewd · Machiavellian · opportunist · ruthless · cunning
Scottish
Of that northern kingdom
genealogy · heritage · lineage · patronymic · Ulster · Irish · Celtic
- Mc surnamesMcDonald, McCartney, McCarthy, McGregor, McKenzie
- Air Force BasesLangley, Edwards, Travis, Luke, Maxwell
- RepublicansGOP, Republican, RNC, elephant, conservatives
- Stephenson CountyFreeport, Lena, Winslow, Davis, Kent
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- Divisive LeadersHitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Putin
McConnellChuck Schumer
Nancy Pelosi · Bernie Sanders · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Elizabeth Warren · Ted Kennedy
McConnellJohn McCain
Barack Obama · Bernie Sanders · Pete Buttigieg · Hubert Humphrey · RFK
McConnellDonald Trump
Steve Bannon · Matt Gaetz · Marjorie Taylor Greene · Ted Cruz · Ron Paul