Posted on 11/12/2024 3:11:07 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Senate Republicans returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since they secured a comfortable Senate majority and a victory for President-elect Donald Trump, but most already have their eyes on a different election set to take place Wednesday to determine the new party leader in the chamber.
Three senators are running to replace Mitch McConnell, who has served atop the Senate Republican Conference for a record-breaking 17 years. With McConnell announcing his intent to step aside earlier this year, Sen. John Thune, the current Republican whip, is running against Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas senator and former Republican whip, and Sen. Rick Scott, a Florida Republican who just won reelection to his second term.
Ahead of the vote, slated for Wednesday morning, Republicans will gather behind closed doors Tuesday evening to hear arguments from Thune, Cornyn and Scott, as well as other senators who are running for downballot leadership positions. Any other candidate who might wish to throw their name in the running for party leadership would also be permitted to do so at that time.
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Secret ballot, Thune (the worst of the three) was way ahead in the test vote Cornyn is almost as bad was second. Unless there is a miracle we are going to get a Trump hating rino.
I wish President Trump would choose a side, but he has to work with the leader and can’t alienate them. At least if it’s Cornyn, he can be primaried in 2026.
Scott.
What are Thune’s and Cornyn’s cases? We’re swamp creatures and are gonna look to thwart Trump’s agenda? Both should be tarred and feathered.
Scott should go scorched-earth on both Thune and Cornholio.
Call out their moral character, loyalty to We the People as well as their loyalty to the Republican party.
:: At least if it’s Cornyn, he can be primaried in 2026 ::
Or, with the new faces giving the Senate a (relatively) strong majority, drag his ass out of the seat and find someone else after Jan 3.
First item of Order.
Only one thing need be done.
The vote should not be secret ballot.
That would fix everything.
The vote should not be secret ballot.”
Secret ballot tells the tale. It’s going to Thune and they know it is going to enrage us that they made Mitch’s hand picked successor and a Trump hating rino the Senate Leader.
I’d bet that President Trump is involved behind the scenes.
Everything else in Washington leaks. This secret ballot needs to be leaked.
I would like to agree with you, but I don”t think that it will ever happen.
I hear it’s a done deal and they’re gonna do it by secret ballot tomorrow and none of them will be held accountable. I say we start cleaning house get rid of them except Scott keep him in there and the rest need to go. Some of them will be up pretty soon for reelection Others just got elected if Cruz betray us I swear I will do whatever I have to do to get him the hell out of the Senate! I hear that you can’t even call to the hill because it directs you straight to voicemail! They are corrupt to the effing bone!
Scott should go scorched-earth on both Thune and Cornholio.
Call out their moral character, loyalty to We the People as well as their loyalty to the Republican party.
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Agreed
I heard cornholio say the reason he wanted to be sen majority leader is because “I want to help Make America Great Again”
Even some Texas county GOP delegations were passing declarations asking US Senate NOT to make Cornyn the Majority Leader. Compromised Bushbot through-and-through.
If anyone running doesn’t put America first and denounce the globalist, should be thrown out.
Can Scott get 27 senators? Not sure. Maybe if the others split their votes.
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