Posted on 11/16/2022 11:36:07 AM PST by Red Badger
Montana Sen. Steve Daines is the new chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Scott is no longer a member of the Senate GOP leadership team
Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott is no longer the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee after challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for leader of the caucus on Wednesday.
McConnell defeated Scott 37-10.
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines was elected the new chair of the NRSC.
McConnell, the longest serving Senate GOP leader, said on Tuesday that he welcomed the challenge from Scott but predicted he had enough votes to win.
“I don’t own this job. Anybody in the conference is certainly entitled to challenge me," McConnell said at the GOP leadership press conference. "And I welcome the contest.”
Scott was "un-invited" to the press conference after announcing his decision to challenge McConnell for the chamber's GOP leaders position, according to Scott's office.
Scott was a member of the Senate GOP leadership team as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and typically appeared at the weekly news conference with McConnell and other GOP leaders.
During a news conference after the GOP leadership election on Wednesday, McConnell was asked for his assessment of Scott's performance as NRSC chair. He declined to share an opinion and deferred to Daines. The Montana senator said he would make decisions based on lessons learned during the 2022 midterm election.
Lets not forget about Grahams comments about nationalizing abortion bans. With folks so over the top crazy about the SCOTUS sending the decisions back to the states the GOP could claim ,the constitution has been upheld. With Grahams comments , all the hype about how the SC was just a tool for the right to implement federal law designed to take a freedoms suddenly became a potential reality to the baby killer crowd. These folks obviously really love abortions, they made their voices known.
We’re seeing the definition of insanity in action. It’s back to being the Washington Generals.
Scott was made an example of to anyone else that may attempt to challenge the yurtle in the future.......this will happen to YOU as well.
He’s 80. The Grim Reaper is on standby.................
How many senate seats did the GOP pickup this cycle?
0
1 still pending....so it could end up -1
McConnell, Scott, McDaniel and Trump bear responsibility as leaders of the party.
Mitch’s Bitch’s.
Primary the 37 RINO’s.
Essential book to read.
The Prince
This and marginal tax rates are all non MAGA gopers want to talk about as their chamber of commerce masters are interested in these areas and think the ‘Reagan boob’voters will go along. Its suicide but people like this China stooge multi millioniare have never talked at any length to a real middle class American and could care less what such unimportant nobodies care about.
And Trump was busy rushing his 2024 announcement instead of helping with the leadership changes. Will he also do the same with the RNC leadership and then claim none of these folks are helping his favored candidates or him? Trump should have been up front showing some leadership and helping replace McConnell, etc.
KENTUCKY! Why oh why do you continue to re-elect this guy? Help us out will ya.
Being ousted as NRSC Chairman probably came as no shock, and maybe even came as a relief, to Scott. It would be like being the manager of a bad NBA team. Lots of criticism but not many good players.
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I think you can go much further back and find a lot more
that bear some responsibility for this trend. jmo
Well, Scott can concentrate on getting rid of Social Security!
How Machiavellian!.................
Don’t mess with the turtle.
Scott is up for reelection next year. This all seems choreographed and designed to burnish Scott’s credentials with the GOP base.
Republican politicians are a bunch of squishes
His position is secure...................
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