Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is refusing to rule out a run for Senate majority leader if Republicans win the upper chamber, a move that could set up an awkward showdown with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is striving to gain control of the upper chamber for the GOP, said he is not thinking about his next move post-midterms, including a run for Senate majority leader if Republicans flip the Senate."I'm not focused on anything except getting a majority Tuesday night," he said to Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, who called his response a non-answer.
He spent much of the 2022 midterm election cycle campaigning for several GOP candidates in tight races for Senate seats, including on behalf of New Hampshire GOP candidate Don Bolduc and Georgia GOP candidate Herschel Walker. Scott has condemned several Republican senators, including McConnell, for both anonymous and on-the-record comments about how subpar"candidate quality" may keep Republicans from winning tight races in states such as Pennsylvania and Georgia and, by extent, the majority in the Senate."It’s an amazing act of cowardice, and ultimately, it’s treasonous to the conservative cause," he wrote in an opinion piece in September.
While Republicans are widely expected to gain control of the House, the race for the Senate is viewed as much closer.
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