I mean that in a sincere sense, not a Chip Diller sense. Remember this sequence from Animal House?
From the reactions on social media to the ongoing contest to replace “Cocaine Mitch” McConnell as Senate (now-)Majority Leader, you’d think that the stampede would run right over Diller, or Donald Trump. But the election got decided by the 53 Americans to whom it is most relevant, and really, to the only 53 Americans who will get impacted by it.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) ended up winning the election after three rounds of voting, over John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL). What normally would have been an inside-the-Beltway issue got blown into a MAGA test, but it’s much less than meets the eye:
Each of the candidates had signaled a break in McConnell’s leadership style, promising more member input and…
