Posted on 02/29/2024 10:34:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his plans to exit his leadership position by November on Wednesday.
We can praise the good things he did, breathe a sigh of relief to that he had the good sense to get out before he became another Dianne Feinstein, and criticize him later.
The important thing is who will replace him in a year when President Trump is expected to retake the White House.
According to Politico, three names have emerged:
The Kentucky Republican isn’t stepping aside until November, but three potential heirs have long loomed large in the Hill’s calculus. Somewhat confusingly, all three are white men named John: Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), former whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) and GOP Conference Chair John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
For the moment, very few GOP senators are declaring their preferred McConnell successor. Asked which of the “three Johns” he favors to become the next Republican leader, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke for many on Wednesday by chuckling and replying only, “good question.”
I like Barrasso, and the other two are a mix of pluses and minuses.
But one name being bruited about, on Twitter and among the punditocracy, is not on that list but generating a lot of interest is ... Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Hell, yeah.
What a perfect gift he would be for getting the Republicans back on track -- and in the majority, too.
Paul is famous for challenging COVID government lies and wanting to put Dr. Anthony Fauci in jail for lying to Congress. That's going to resonate with the GOP party faithful.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Paul has at least inferred that Ukraine is a money laundering Op. Of course it is but it took courage to even imply it given his position.
Rand Paul for President!
I do not believe Rand will get a majority of the GOP Senators to support him as Minority Leader in Nov-Dec. I think the same will be true in 2025 if the GOP gets a majority in the Senate. That’s not something of my opinion of Rand, just my opinion of how the GOP Senators would vote when replacing McConnel.
The Deep State will not allow it.
As long as they move the pendulum significantly in the right direction, like the House did with Johnson replacing McCarthy.
Paul would be nice, as would Josh Hawley.
That so sad I’ll sure miss Mitch McCrooked going brain dead on TV and bending over for libtards
Who knows.....we managed to get Johnson in against the deep state’s wishes.
Mitch McConnell needs to replaced NOW. McConnell can retire as a regular senator in 2025.
Mitch McConnell works for the globalist and the communists and he’s a piece of $&%#.
Does he have enough support in the senate? They vote for the winning candidate.
And he hasn’t done a thing.
Rand Paul would be great but its likely going to be Thune, a card carrying RINO.
Yeah. Like not block the most monstrous immigration bill in recent memory disguised has an Ukraine support package.
Does he have enough support in the senate? They vote for the winning candidate.“
It will be one of Mitch’s hand picked collaborators. Probably that worthless rino Thune or Cornyn.
There are several good candidates...including Rand Paul,Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz.
Results are what matters.
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