Schmucky doesn't need to be relegated to "minority leader"....he needs to be relegated to orange jumpsuits and a bunk mate named Butch.
Posted on 03/01/2024 7:13:14 AM PST by RandFan
The race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is laying bare the power struggle between pro-Trump and anti-Trump Republicans in the Senate.
GOP lawmakers aligned closely with the former president are urging any candidate wanting to succeed McConnell to embrace Trump. Other Republican senators want McConnell’s successor to keep a healthy distance from the controversial former president.
McConnell fell out bitterly with former President Trump after the 2020 election and hasn’t spoken to him for more than three years, creating an awkward tension in the party that many GOP senators want to dispel.
But Republicans are divided over how aligned their next leader should be with Trump.
Some, such as Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) want to elect a new leader who will be a cheerleader for Trump, flying with the former president to rallies around the country.
“It’s an imperative,” he said. “We got to get somebody now who’s going to energize our base all across the country for Senate Republicans and also going to be able to get on that airplane with Trump and stand up at a rally and say, ‘Listen, we need President Trump to win,’ and be very truthful about it.”
Other Republicans, who point to what they view as Trump’s spotty record endorsing Republican candidates who can actually win Senate seats in November — not to mention Trump’s failure to win re-election in 2020 — want to keep a healthy distance from Trump.
Some of those same Republicans are privately alarmed that Trump last month torpedoed a package of Ukraine funding and border security reforms because he wanted to deny President Biden a political win.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said many Republican senators have endorsed Trump out of a sense of political “self-preservation.”
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remember friends...”conservatives seek agreement while liberals demand compliance” L.Star
I am so sick of people suddenly praising Mitch, such as Mike Davis and Rick Grenell.
Good for you!
The final straw for me was having my congressional district turned into a 75% Democrat district. Prior to that, Beth Van Duyne was my Congress critter.
Schmucky doesn't need to be relegated to "minority leader"....he needs to be relegated to orange jumpsuits and a bunk mate named Butch.
Methinks Cornyn is getting primaried in 2026, probably by Paxton. He’s another imperfect vessel, like Trump. He doesn’t play by the Marquis de Queensbury rules.
My bet: Trump will endorse Cornyn.
Do the Republicans understand how “Done” I am with them?
I can vote for Trump but down ticket the GOP looks like *hit at least here in this neck of wood Pennsylvania.
No money for Ukraine Never Ever.
I might vote for the Republican who says that but there’s so much more stuff going on out there they need to address.
The Hill the spill. Romney is leaving and they get a quote from his criminal a@@.
Highly DEMONRAT posting sticking their nose where it shouldnt, as if Trump is a done deal. Dems are LOSING, as is the derp state. There will be more obstacles.
Sen. Tuberville— no, stay OFF aircraft together, just as execs and US Mil separates leadership— precaution.
I think you underestimate how much blackmail the deep state has on hand.
LOL. By all means, we should base decisions on what lies democrats will tell.
Surrender monkey much?
Mitch simply wants his replacement named before the new session starts in January.
He wants his replacement to be someone of his liking who will have that little bit of experience and become difficult to replace with someone more conservative.
My guess is that Thune gets the nod.
Timing is everything in politics.
The border deal was no deal at all. All that deal did was legalize border crossing at the same rate that we have right now, Any Republican Senator who supports that should be asked to leave, We don’t want him.
These McConnell followers remind me of the McCain followers, who hid behind McCain to avoid media attacks.
Romney lies. Isn’t he leaving anyway?
Why are you using html for simple posts when FreeRepblic auto formats?
Agreed.
For the first time in 20 years, the GOP-e Senate seems to be loosing.
Graham had better enjoy his last couple of years in the Senate. He’s toast.
“Trump’s failure to win re-election in 2020”
Trump Won. Twice.
Will do so again for the third time.
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