Let me tell you this. If I'm still a majority leader of the Senate, think of me as the grim reaper.

None of that stuff is going to pass. None of it.

That's Mitch McConnell. One of the most powerful people in the United States, democratically elected, speaking to his constituents about policies

that a majority of Americans support. And honestly, there's a good chance he's right, because

McConnell is really good at bulldozing the will of the American people. So how's he doing it?

How is he getting away with it? And why? Who is Mitch McConnell?

My name is Sean Morrow. I'm a senior producer here at Now This, and I love the deep dive.

From serial killers to Bigfoot to black holes to whatever. I love thinking about stuff that's super interesting or super messed up.

I also love thinking about government corruption and the very real conspiracies that happen

every day.

This new podcast from Now This is a mix of those two passions.

Deep profiles of the most powerful people in Washington and beyond.

The people molding our world and determining our destiny, told through interviews with folks who've known them for years.

There is no Illuminati. There's no shadowy group of lizard people secretly controlling the world.

There's no deep state, unfortunately,

but there are these people. We'll be like your mind hunters of politics, breaking down how and why

the powerful do what they do, how they think, and what they might do next. First up, the

self-declared Grim Reaper, Senate Majority Leader Addison Mitch McConnell, Jr.

Born in 1942, McCorma went from high school politics to a county executive role to

the Senate, where he rose in power within his party to Senate Majority Leader.

So how did he do it? I headed down to Kentucky, McConnell's home

state, to speak to some journalists who've been following him for decades, like John Cheaves in

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