2021 is already looking up, folx!
Rev. Raphael Warnock has officially won the Georgia runoff election against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, and it’s looking like Jon Ossoff will defeat Republican Sen. David Perdue as well.
Once the race is called for Ossoff, which could happen at any minute, Democrats will have complete control of the entire Legislative Branch of the federal government, which means Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a.k.a. the “Grim Reaper” of Democratic initiatives in Congress for the last six years, will have his legs cut off come January 20.
Though we’re still waiting for Ossoff to be officially declared the winner, many on Twitter are already celebrating McConnell’s loss.
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Here’s what people are saying…
Kentucky wouldn’t or couldn’t get rid of Mitch McConnell, but Georgia said…hold our beers we’ll demote him for ya.
— KT (@sloyoroll01973) January 6, 2021
I don’t think Mitch McConnell is going to like being a minority.
— TheDaily (@StopTheCriminal) January 6, 2021
Waking up and reading that Mitch McConnell no longer has a stranglehold on America ? pic.twitter.com/dxJ1HiRbSL
— Brian Altano (@agentbizzle) January 6, 2021
UPDATE: Donald Trump broke Mitch McConnell
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) January 6, 2021
Imagine losing the House, The Senate & the Presidency thanx to Trumpism. This is Mitch McConnell reality today…….
— 🖤🦋Rowan Moon🦋🖤 (@oXxRowanxXo) January 6, 2021
Stacey Abrams to Mitch McConnell this morning #ByeMcConnell
pic.twitter.com/zwzV6xw9Zd— Kelsey (@notorious_KRG) January 6, 2021
Hey @SenateMajLdr, I think it’s time to change your Twitter handle… We’ve got work to do. #MitchMove
— Katherine Clark (@RepKClark) January 6, 2021
I want to thank Donald Trump for finally taking out Mitch McConnell – good work sir!
— Devin Duke (@sirDukeDevin) January 6, 2021
When you wake up and realize today will be the worst day of both Donald Trump AND Mitch McConnell’s life pic.twitter.com/WU7CsbIWxn
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) January 6, 2021
How many hours until Mitch McConnell starts calling for cooperation, collegiality, civility, and respect for minority rights?
— Eric Klinenberg (@EricKlinenberg) January 6, 2021
Thoughts and prayers go out to Mitch McConnell as prepares to face his biggest fear: being a member of a minority
— jordan (@jordan_stratton) January 6, 2021
Mitch McConnell waking up as the minority leader: pic.twitter.com/NaXJhonKe7
— bussy boy (@KrisBeKnowin) January 6, 2021
Ravens in the playoffs and @senatemajldr needing a new Twitter handle. 2021 starting 💪
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) January 6, 2021
Memo from Mitch McConnell to Stacey Abrams, Senator-Elect Warnock, and Senator-Elect Ossoff. pic.twitter.com/NHNGPBUoKh
— 🍰🍴or 🤷🏽♂️ (@KyleAMathews) January 6, 2021
Even Hillary Clinton got in on the fun…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 6, 2021
Now, how about some memes?
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Roy Moss
Suicide is the best thing Mitch McConnell could do for the U.S.
PoetDaddy
Excellent career move.
Mister P
Bye bitch. I mean Mitch. Go to Moscow with Dump.
cuteguy
Time to pack the Supreme Court! This is our only chance to balance the power from the damage that Moscow Mitch has bestowed on us. The Dems must show bravery and do what’s right or declare that they’re a weak party once and for all. This is our only chance
Essie
Can’t pack the Supreme Court until a Justice resigns or dies.
Kangol2
Essie, the Congress has the power to add Supreme Court seats. They added and subtracted in the past. So while I don’t advise this particular route, they could if they wanted. They can also add federal judicial seats to the Appellate and other courts across the country. The Constitution vests Congress with immense powers, though as we saw, when they’re dealing with a fascist like Don the Con, all bets are off.
woodroad34
And the irony is, a SCOTUS nominee that was blocked by Moscow Mitch, is going to be nominated as AG to replace Barr, Merrick Garland.
Cam
The investigation I’d like to see is how McConnell, who was worth a few hundred thousand when he got elected is now worth 30 million.
Kangol2
Don’t forget, his wife is a very wealthy heiress. Also, he has helped corporations of all kinds and the super-rich over the years.
jsmu
@Cam Honey, they don’t call her PUTA BITCH Moscow Mitch for nothing.
Clamzilla
First Supreme Court nominee should be Barack Obama. Watch those conservative heads explode. Better yet, make it Michelle.
Michael1500
In addition to everything he says and does, it pisses me off just to LOOK at Mitch McConnell. He looks like the human counterpart of an egg sucking dog.
DennisBTR
Graham Gremore, you are as bad as the right wing media when you state inaccurate information about elections. No one has “officially” won either senate race. It will not be “official” until the state certifies the election – basic Civics 101.
What has happened is that Warnock has been “projected” to win. An amature reporter would surely know the difference between an “official” determination and a “projected” determination. Your inaccurate reporting is what fuels the fire of election mistrust on both sides.
It’s so sad to once again, see Queerty have such loose journalistic standards.
Kangol2
Both Warnock and Ossoff are projected winners. They are both now leading beyond the margin of error, and very likely will be certified soon. Georgia may recount the votes if there’s a challenge, but they’re essentially the two new Senators-elect from Georgia and both will be seated very soon, especially Ossoff, since Perdue’s term ran out on January 3, 2021.
Essie
I wonder how Mitchie feels right now. A week ago he was happily blocking the $2K stimalus package and now he’s a nobody with little to no power. I hope this doesn’t make his hands turn black again. But then, he’s a minority now.
TheAbsoluteTRUTH
The march from freedom to socialism has begun.
Cam
Socialism….hmmm, you mean like multinational banks getting bailed out with our tax dollars? Coal companies getting subsidies paid for by our tax dollars? Poor red states like Kansas and Oklahoma going broke and getting bailed out by the tax dollars from wealthy blue states like CA, NY, MA, etc.?
Sweetie, try not exposing the age of the troll running this account, using socialism as a scare word is something out of the 50s. So take your Metamucil and go yell at the kids on your lawn.
chazzro39
You can’t really think your statement has any meaning. You really need to do some serious study of history to find out what socialism is.
Kangol2
@AbsoluteUNtruth, you sound so foolish it’s not even worth laughing at you. When you encounter real “socialism,” and I don’t mean the usual GOP “socialism for the rich,” you’ll know it.
James
DING DONG THE WICKED OLD WITCH IS DEAD !!!!!
CMarks
Mitch got exactly what he deserved for the last 4 years of kissing Trump’s backside. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.
Kangol2
Two cute new progressive Democratic Senators, and how fitting that our first Black-Asian woman VP will soon become the most powerful VP we’ve had in a while as she will empower the Democratic Senate caucus in passing legislation, confirming the President’s Cabinet and other federal officers, and ensuring a balanced judiciary, and so much more!
MikeM
Mitch McConnell looks like the character Gary Oldman played in the film Hannibal.
woodroad34
Mitch actually looks like the character Gary Oldman played in Dracula.
Brewster69
As a Canadian, I really should not care what happens south of the border but what happens in the US affects the rest of the world whether we like it or not. With the results of the special election in Georgia, the senate is now split 50/50. Theoretically there is no majority leader and my understanding is that both party leaders will take turns as leader of the senate. When the vote is tied 50/50 then it will be up to the Vice President as President of the Senate to make the tie breaking vote which I believe will happen a lot in the next 2 years. In 2022 there will many senators up for re-election and hopefully the Democrats will be able to take a few more seats away from the Republicans. Hopefully many of the senators who protested the confirmation of Biden yesterday will among those not returning to Washington. On a side note, I always thought that Moscow Mitch looked like Granny from the “Beverly Hillbillies” !
boblrice
@Brewster69 This is not correct. The party in power nominates the Majority Leader. In a 50/50 split the VP provides the deciding vote, so under a Democratically-controlled administration, the Democrats choose Majority Leader.