# Mitch McConnell is selling Cocaine Mitch shirts to raise money **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 25, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509 "2019-05-25T16:49:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/1 "2019-05-25T16:49:05Z")
This is not satire and you are not in the Twilight Zone. Yes, Mitch McConnell’s campaign is raising money by selling Cocaine Mitch t-shirts! > **[McConnell campaign raises $70K through ‘Cocaine Mitch’ T-shirt sales: report](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/444979-mcconnell-campaign-has-sold-over-2000-cocaine-mitch-t-shirts/)** > > Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) reelection campaign has reportedly sold more than 2,000 “Cocaine Mitch” T-shirts, raking in more than $70,000 in campaign contribu… This must be the most bizarre political fundraising stunt I’ve ever seen. Sure the MAGA hats were one thing and as recently as 2004, even Pride merchandise would have been considered daring. But a conservative Senator from a conservative state actively mocking himself? In fact, #CocaineMitch is trending right now on Twitter! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/2 "2019-05-26T00:40:36Z")
If you had left the first “r” out of the thread title, you’d probably have even more views (and maybe even a few replies). ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/3 "2019-05-26T02:53:38Z")
Or if he had left out Mitch and shirts. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/4 "2019-05-26T05:41:18Z")
If this isn’t satire this is further proof we are living in the Bizarro universe. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/5 "2019-05-26T14:35:26Z")
He probably thinks it’s perversely bad-ass. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/6 "2019-05-26T14:42:10Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > He probably thinks it’s perversely bad-ass. Gotta admit, it’s pretty fuckin bad ass for a turtle. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-is-selling-cocaine-mitch-shirts-to-raise-money/834509/7 "2019-05-26T17:04:35Z")
MethMcConnell would be more on point.