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18. Brasher doesn't get to pick

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:01 PM

Feb 8

Senate vacancies are filled by a mandatory special election, not by gubernatorial appointment. The governor must call a special election within 95 days to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, eliminating the previous requirement for the governor to choose from a list of party nominees.

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Question: If Mitch McConnell dies while in the hospital. And since Andy Beshear has to replace him with someone [View all] LiberalArkie Feb 8 OP

Or get a Dem to moonscape Feb 8 #1

This is what should be done JBTaurus83 Feb 8 #7

From what I read, the candidates that he is to choose from is provided by the state GOP LiberalArkie Feb 8 #10

Choose not to. paleotn Feb 8 #25

YES, THIS is what they would do. bluestarone Feb 8 #17

Works for me. sheshe2 Feb 8 #2

Sounds reasonable to me Retrograde Feb 8 #3

Perhaps whoever wrote the law covering this matter thought of that? RockRaven Feb 8 #4

Maybe leftieNanner Feb 8 #5

I think he has to do that Buckeyeblue Feb 8 #13

If nothing else, it would tie things up in the courts for quite a while, denying the seat to the Republicans JHB Feb 8 #20

Will NEVER forgive him for no Supreme Court Justices when Barack Obama was POTUS. a kennedy Feb 8 #6

It wasn't zero ITAL Feb 8 #16

If his tenure as AG is any indication paleotn Feb 8 #26

I don't think Garland knows. Captain Zero Feb 8 #28

A new Kentucky law would require murielm99 Feb 8 #8

He will have to choose from a list of 3 given to him... BluesRunTheGame Feb 8 #9

From what I remember the Senate had to approve a SC judge when the position is vacated. Unless a black democrat LiberalArkie Feb 8 #11

Mitch McConnell, purveyor of weapons to mass murderers, Alpeduez21 Feb 8 #12

That is some serious flu malaise Feb 8 #14

Or just drag it out as long as possible and pick the least MAGA person ChicagoTeamster Feb 8 #15

Brasher doesn't get to pick onenote Feb 8 #18

In Kentucky, the Governor has NO power to appoint anyone. Wiz Imp Feb 8 #19

even if he could (he can't), the reason would be because Democrats are not assholes Skittles Feb 8 #21

So if McTurtle can be kept "alive" via machines for at least 4 months Buddyzbuddy Feb 8 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Deminpenn Feb 8 #23

Too bad he can't appoint Massie. 33taw Feb 8 #24

Beshear won't test the law because he's going to run for president jgmiller Feb 8 #27

I am going to repeat what I said earlier. We would be far better off for Mitch to remain in office as a place holder. flashman13 Feb 8 #29

If the Governor has the power to appoint, he really doesn't have the power to appoint bucolic_frolic Feb 8 #30

After all, it'd be a lame duck appointment, anyways. marble falls Feb 8 #31

Beshear is also a guest on The View tomorrow. murielm99 Feb 8 #32