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Should McConnell Resign Next

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Conservatives Celebrate John Boehner's Exit, But They're Still Mad At Mitch McConnell
Conservatives Celebrate John Boehner's Exit, But They're Still Mad At Mitch McConnell

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There are a lot of things conservatives at the Values Voter Summit don't like about House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who announced his resignation on Friday. He has been in politics for too long, some said, and he is too willing to compromise. He gives up too easily, rather than fighting for conservative values, they said.

But there's another person those criticisms apply to: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). They're not happy with him, either.

"Here's what I say in response to Speaker Boehner stepping down: Mitch McConnell, it...

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Bobby Jindal Calls for Senate Leader Mitch McConnell to Resign Next
Bobby Jindal Calls for Senate Leader Mitch McConnell to Resign Next

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When news of GOP Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)35%
’s resignation filtered into the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal used the occasion to call for GOP Senate Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)52%
to follow the Speaker into retirement.

Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell only came to be the Senate majority leader with the 2014 elections when the GOP gained a sparse majority in the upper chamber, but for Jindal and many conservatives at the Summit, McConnell has already proven he isn’t up for the job.

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Is Mitch McConnell next?
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Conservatives at the Values Voter Summit cheered Friday morning when they learned that House Speaker John Boehner was retiring. Friday afternoon, they cheered again when someone suggested the next establishment Republican to lose his job should be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

"Here's what I say in response to Speaker Boehner stepping down. Mitch McConnell, it is now your turn," Louisiana Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal said to raucous applause.

After the news of Boehner's resignation, Arizona Rep. Matt Salmon told reporters he had texted his fellow conservative...

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