This is a worry. McConnell must know he has the votes to install one of his soldiers or he might not have stepped down. At least there will be one less vote with Romney gone.
“At least there will be one less vote with Romney gone.”
They’ll likely have the leadership election after the general election in November. That’s how they usually do it, and why Mitch said he’d step down after November instead of in January. So Romney may still be voting for the next leader. It’s how they do things to maintain power.
Of course they’ll be an actual election behind closed doors including newly sworn in Senators in January, but they’ll want to give their preferred person momentum.Never
We’ll see what happens. But most of the Republican senators are pantywaists, and have been chosen and allowed to be elected (or appointed) because they are such.