Why many conspiracy theories about Mitch McConnell don't actually make sense - MS NOW
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Democrats may actually benefit more from McConnell being alive but absent than from any other outcome — so why are conspiracy theories pointing the other way?
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- Andy Beshear's public demand for a health update on McConnell has fueled speculation about what's really going on.
- A living but absent McConnell keeps his Senate seat out of Democratic hands — the opposite of what most conspiracies assume.
- The article argues the political math undermines the most popular theories circulating about McConnell's condition and fate.
- Conspiracy theories thrive when a powerful figure goes quiet, even when the mundane explanation fits the incentives better.