Yep, what else but politicking, and guessing you're likely right regarding his impeachment vote. As for how long he will last as minority leader Hugh Hewett sees him a best to be there.
On the other hand i agree with Max Boot the GOP would do themselves a huge favor if they shoved McConnell. That seems to be your position too.
Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy have led Republicans to disaster. They must go. Opinion by Max Boot Columnist Jan. 8, 2021 at 4:03 a.m. GMT+11 [...] The Georgia Senate results suggest that — surprise! — assaulting American democracy is not the way to win elections in America. Yet the GOP will find it hard to pivot toward the sane center, given how much of its base has bought into the vile lies spread by Trump and his propagandists. (A recent NPR/Ipsos poll found that two-thirds of Republicans believe that voter fraud helped Biden win.)
It is unlikely to happen under the current congressional leadership, which has been a profile in cowardice. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) voted with the authoritarian extremists by refusing to certify the electoral college outcome. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) opposed efforts to challenge certification, as he explained in an eloquent speech on Wednesday, but it’s too little, too late. He spent the past four years as Trump’s wingman. McConnell and McCarthy have brought dishonor and defeat on the Republican Party. Both men need to go if there is to be any hope of redemption for the GOP.
Imagine how differently the Republican Party would look if Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — the only member of the House GOP leadership who refused to challenge the election results — were to become House minority leader and Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) — the only Republican in either chamber to vote for Trump’s impeachment — were to become Senate minority leader. If congressional Republicans care at all about the future of their party — or their country — that is a change they will need to make. Otherwise, the Republican Party will be on the fast track to the oblivion that it so richly deserves.
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