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Only for Democrats, unfortunately.
It's an unpopular opinion and even I don't know how I feel about it, but I almost feel like democrats should run until they get voted out same as Republicans. Because of her being a good person, this seat is now back in contention and the democrats don't have the incumbent advantage they should. Until everyone is forced to play by the rules, one side playing by the rules and the other not just means that the side that flaunts the rules will win.
That is a concern but the oldest senator is a Democrat, Feinstein. Also, typically, these seats are not really in contention because voters are strictly party-based at this point. So I don't think Democrats stepping down with medical issues will cause seats to flip most of the time. Those in less stable voting blocks could simply hold their seats.
Essentially, there is a way to look like you are playing by the rules when you aren't.
Even though McConnell isn't older, I'd argue he's a bigger issue because of the power he wields.
That is a valid point about the "Looking like you're playing by the rules but not really". It sucks that this isn't the case though, since this is the first democrat representative for this district in 40 years.