Senate GOP fractures over term limits for McConnell successor

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Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) announcement that he will not run for another term as the Senate’s top Republican has sparked fresh debate about whether to cap the years his successor can serve in the post.

Every position in Senate Republican leadership is term-limited, with one glaring exception. The conference has until this point exempted the role of leader, allowing McConnell to run the conference for more than 17 years.

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