Sen. Rick Scott announced a leadership challenge to Mitch McConnell in a closed-door party lunch today after Republicans’ disappointing midterm performance provoked finger-pointing within the GOP.
in a closed-door party lunch on Tuesday afternoon, the first such opposition that the Senate GOP leader is facing in 15 years at the helm.
McConnell says he already has the votes locked up to win a Wednesday leadership election, and Scott is not expected to garner enough support to come close to toppling the leader. But Scott is pressing forward anyway, as a band of conservatives pushes to delay leadership elections until all the Senate races are determined.
a message to colleagues announcing his bid. “I understand that I won’t gain the support of every member of our Conference, but we all have a clear choice to makeThe Senate GOP met Tuesday afternoon to hash out the midterm debacle that failed to net them a single Democratic-controlled seat, with a sizable minority of senators asking to hold off on the contests until the remaining Senate races are called. Sen.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell poses for photographs with Republican Senators-elect at the Capitol on Nov. 15, 2022. | Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO“I don’t think a challenge of our Sen. McConnell is a wise decision. It’s something that will stay with us for the next two years,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito , who predicted a “second-guessing game as people run for president.”In addition to Scott, recently re-elected Sen.
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