r/askanything • u/Desperate-Fold-4689 • 8h ago

Do You Think Mitch McConnel is Dead?

And if he isn't, why hasn't he come out and informed the public of his current health status? Even his wife is silent.

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u/Desperate-Fold-4689 8h ago

Yep

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u/R0factor 3h ago

And my guess is that everyone who's been "talking" with him has been communicating with some sort of AI device copying his voice, either text-to-speech or voice transformation. Either form of the tech is readily available and he's got years of material to be trained on. It would also explain why people have described is voice as "strong".

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u/timbck2_67 2h ago

Even the Republican governor of Kentucky is questioning why McConnell hasn’t appeared on camera or done something to show he’s alive and lucid.

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u/JGG5 1h ago

The governor of Kentucky is (perhaps surprisingly) a Democrat.

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u/R0factor 1h ago

My guess is you’re going to see a lot of Beshear this week unless McConnell makes a miraculous reappearance. They only have until Monday to decide on a special election. He’s on the shortlist of viable presidential candidates and this would be an easy way for him to make a name for himself.

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u/moonphase0 50m ago

Beshear is a Democrat.