Shelley Moore Capito Challenges Mitch McConnell for Senate Seat

She was finally going to run. After half a decade and repeated attempts by party leaders to recruit her, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) was ready to challenge a political titan of West Virginia for his long-held Senate seat. Inside Scoop: UN calls for reparations, drinking at all time low, what’s next for America in space Inside Scoop: Democratic Party problems, GOP road to 2028, and DC crime cover-up Inside Scoop: Empathy for ayatollahs, filibuster or bust, transgender turning point “In 2012, I decided I was ready to go up or out,” Capito said in an interview. But first came the task of telling Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the inscrutable Senate GOP chief who had tried unsuccessfully to get Capito, then a House member, to run as their nominee. “I go to McConnell, and we’re sitting in his office, and I said, ‘Well, I’m going to run against Sen. Rockefeller,’ and he sits there like he does,” Capito told the Washington Examiner, settling into a lower octave to match his gravelly baritone. “And he goes, ‘Shelley, you’ve been a bridesmaid too many times. Prove it!’” Cardiologists: 2 Veggies Will Kill Your Belly Fat Like Crazy (Try It) Mix Some Salt and Vaseline, Here's Why When Alone, Wrap Aluminum Foil Around Your Doorknob (Here's Why) Sciatica is Not From a Slipped Disc. Meet The Real Enemy of Sciatica (Stop This) If You Have Diabetes, Read This Before It's Removed! Surgeon Reveals: This Simple Trick Will End Joint Pain & Arthritis! (Try It) Caitlin Clark Steps Out With Her New Partner And Stuns Fans Why Your Sciatic Nerve Won't Heal (What Most Doctors Miss) Cardiologists: 2 Common Veggies Will Kill Belly Fat Quickly (Try It)