U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on election results
Three contenders are jockeying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as GOP leader: Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida.
McConnell has refrained from meddling in the race and very few Republican senators have publicly endorsed a contender thus far. Many have indicated that they are still undecided.“The president obviously has tremendous influence, if he chooses to use it,” Thune mused on Fox News Wednesday.“It is critically important that the Senate is prepared to enact his pro-growth agenda from day one.
Scott was in charge of the Senate Republicans’ official campaign arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, during the 2022 midterms — in which the party dramatically underperformed expectations. The Kentuckian’s term ends at the start of 2027 and he hasn’t said whether or not he will run again in 2026.“I think this is the most dangerous time since right before World War II,” McConnell told reporters Wednesday at a press conference during which he exulted over the coming Republican Senate takeover.
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