Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Mitch McConnell Isn’t the Problem

Want to reopen the government? Pressure vulnerable senators, not the majority leader.

January 15, 2019 at 11:30 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Wrong target.
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Rick Hasen asks a good question, apropos of the government shutdown: “I confess I also don't understand why government workers and those supporting them are not organizing protests aimed at McConnell.”

I think the answer is: Mitch McConnell isn’t the right target.