Posted on 04/13/2023 10:38:15 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has been out of the public eye for weeks, following a serious fall that hospitalized him. Now multiple sources confirm that Senators John Barrasso of North Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and John Thune of South Dakota are actively reaching out to fellow Republican senators in efforts to prepare for an anticipated leadership vote — a vote that would occur upon announcement that McConnell would be retiring from his duties as leader, and presumably the Senate itself.
One source says that Cornyn has been particularly active in his preparations, taking fellow senators with whom he has little in common to lunch in attempts to court them.
Requests are being targeted at a plethora of conservative senators, including the sixteen who voted to delay the leadership election earlier this year, a proxy for opposition to McConnell’s leadership. Rick Scott, the Florida senator and former NRSC head who challenged McConnell, ultimately received ten protest votes. These members could prove key to determining the next Republican leader. Queries are also being made internally about the rules regarding replacement, and how the contest would be structured given the lack of an obvious heir apparent.
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Rand Paul for speaker, or Hawley!!!
Be a shame if he retired feet-first and didn’t get to enjoy his thirty pieces of CCP silver.
Dare we hope and dream?
KY has a Dem governor, what are the rules for replacing a senator there?
YAY!
John Barrasso is a US senator from Wyoming not North Dakota.
We can dream.
But his replacement will be another Deep Stater.
I am fairly sure there is a date the determines whether an appointment can be made for the remainder of McConnell’s term or having a special election. I do not know the date.
From a couple of years ago.
The fix is in.
My vote is for Rand Paul.
I don't want Thune anywhere close!
They need to be focused on finding someone who can run for his seat and win. Kentucky is a purple state.
63.200 United States Senator — Procedures for filling of vacancy.
(1) (a) The Governor shall fill vacancies in the office of United States Senator by
appointment and the appointee shall serve until a successor has been elected
and qualified under subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section.
(b) The appointee shall be selected from a list of three (3) names submitted by the
state executive committee of the same political party as the Senator who held
the vacant seat to be filled, shall have been continuously registered as a
member of that political party since December 31 of the preceding year, and
shall be named within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the list
submission
(c) In the event the vacant seat was held by a person who was not a member of
any political party as defined under KRS 118.015, the Governor shall appoint
any qualified voter who is not a member of any political party as defined
under KRS 118.015.
(d) Upon appointment, the Governor shall, under the seal of the Commonwealth,
certify the appointment to the President of the Senate of the United States. The
certificate of appointment shall be countersigned by the Secretary of State.
Please not another Democrat. Stick with Kentucky but the current junior senator. Not Cornyn please don’t force that on us.
OMG I am so ready for this bastard to be GONE!!!
Is their a strong MAGA leader among the mix????
Anyone but Cornyn. He is RINO through and through.
Don’t forget about ALL of that recent Ukrainian silver SCUM!! Good riddens!!
Please no one over 70.
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