The Missouri populist believes the GOP offered voters plenty in the way of generalized gripes
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about Democrats and President Biden – but no actionable alternative. Hawley blames that on what he calls “Washington Republicanism,” specifically Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He also thinks it was a bad idea to talk about making changes to Social Security and Medicare. Hawley said he will not vote for McConnell as Republican Senate Leader.