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Kentucky Candidate Says McConnell Dead, Bars Host Bernie Parties

8/6/2026

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Christopher Campbell, a Kentucky candidate and former Army National Guardsman, alleged that 84-year-old Senate leader Mitch McConnell may be dead while speaking at the Fancy Farm picnic in Graves County, Kentucky.
The Daily Beast reported the crowd chanting “Where’s Mitch?” and citing a cover-up conspiracy.
Washington, D.C., bars such as the Kingfisher Bar on 14th Street hosted “Weekend at Bernie’s” watch parties, showing the 1989 comedy about a dead boss.

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Christopher Campbell, a Kentucky candidate and former Army National Guardsman, alleged that 84-year-old Senate leader Mitch McConnell may be dead while speaking at the Fancy Farm picnic in Graves County, Kentucky.
The Daily Beast reported the crowd chanting “Where’s Mitch?” and citing a cover-up conspiracy.
Washington, D.C., bars such as the Kingfisher Bar on 14th Street hosted “Weekend at Bernie’s” watch parties, showing the 1989 comedy about a dead boss.