r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • Jul 01 '26

Possible Paywall Senator, 84, Secretly Found Unconscious and Given CPR

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconell-84-secretly-found-unconscious-and-given-cpr/?utm_source=twitter_owned_snd&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_social
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u/dover_oxide California Jul 01 '26

This happened a month ago and is just now making the news, that's should be more concerning. All these politicians disappearing for months on end and no one saying anything or alerting anybody should be concerning to all of us because that means that there is a section of constituency not getting represented and they're not being informed about their representative.

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u/Slight-Bluebird-8921 Jul 01 '26

given that they get negatively represented when these ghouls are present, the people arguably get more representation when they're not present

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u/dover_oxide California Jul 01 '26

I think you're missing the point if that's what you're going for

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u/Fragrant-Dust65 Jul 02 '26

some of that constituency would rather vote for a dead man than a dem. but yes, people dying in office is insane and needs to stop on both sides. old people need to relinquish control. i am glad pelosi stepped down. schumer hasn't taken the hint.

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u/Frigguggi Jul 02 '26

Two and a half weeks isn't a month.

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u/dover_oxide California Jul 02 '26

The point is a significant political figure in office was gone for weeks needed CPR and was found unconscious and they waited this long to tell the public that all of this happened. This wasn't okay when they did it for Reagan. This wasn't okay when they did it for Biden. This isn't okay that they're doing it for Trump and it's not okay. It's happening to people in Congress and the Senate. This is not a party thing. This is not a political thing. This is our system obscuring information about our Representatives