Abstract
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate were a bulwark to the Trump presidency. McConnell was one of the Republican leaders who enabled and protected Donald Trump during his rise to power. While the previous generation of Republicans and Democratic leaders had balanced the goals of partisanship, governance, and the preserving democratic institutions, McConnell and his generation of Republicans went all in with the first objective. Every process and every norm could be weaponized. Any candidate who helped solidify power, including Trump, was worth protecting. This chapter explores the seminal role of McConnell between 2017 and 2021 in shaping Republican politics during this critical era.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Disruption? |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Senate During the Trump Era |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 148-166 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197767870 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780197767832 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 23 2024 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Congress
- McConnell
- Republican party
- Senate
- Trump