Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office. The office said he would miss a major Kentucky political event and upcoming Senate votes. “I am calling on you to directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign,” Beshear wrote to McConnell. In the absence of regular public updates from McConnell himself, speculation about his condition has grown online. “All of this speculation and even this letter could have been avoided with a minimal amount of transparency,” Beshear wrote to Thune.