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Book Explores Mitch McConnell's Rise in Politics and Wielding Of Power in the US Senate

  1. Book Explores Mitch McConnell's Rise in Politics and Wielding Of Power in the US Senate Robin Johnson 29:00

Michael Tackett, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press and former Chicago Tribune political reporter, talks about his book, The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party. We discuss his rise in politics, understanding power and how to use it, mastering the rules of the Senate, the importance of fundraising, the filibuster, the Trump impeachments, and much more.

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