Posted on 05/22/2024 4:28:00 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday announced he will join the race to replace retiring Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), throwing a wild card in the race to head a potential new Senate GOP majority in 2025.
Scott’s decision to jump into the race gives his Senate Republican colleagues a more conservative alternative to Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), who announced their ambitions to succeed McConnell earlier this year.
While Thune and Cornyn are highly respected conservative senators, they haven’t been as willing to challenge McConnell’s leadership as Scott, who has urged Senate Republicans to develop a bold governing agenda and work much more closely with conservative House Republicans.
“This is not a time to make small adjustments, I believe we need a dramatic sea change to save our country and that’s why I’m running to be Republican leader,” Scott announced in a “Dear Colleague” letter circulated Wednesday afternoon.
Scott included a list of eight pledges he is making to his colleagues if elected GOP leader.
He promised to never surprise them with legislation or ask them to vote on something they haven’t had the chance to thoroughly review.
He promised to lead the Republican conference in developing “a positive, aspirational agenda that outlines our legislative goals and what Senate Republicans stand for.”
And he vowed to never pressure colleagues to vote against what they campaigned on or what is not in the interests of their constituents.
Scott said he thinks the GOP leader should be limited to a six-year term and that the appropriations process should follow a “realistic schedule” to keep Congress from relying on continuous resolutions and omnibus packages to fund government.
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If you feel strongly about this then you need to tell your GOP senator how you expect them to vote.
Rick Scott should be the obvious choice. Thune and Cornyn are Grade-A RINOs.
Correct.
I’d prefer to see Rand Paul. He’s been there long enough, has some gravitas to run with the job. Tim Scott is inexperienced and weak. Give him 10 years.
Thune and Cornyn should be at the bottom of the list, even after the Dems. I thought one or both had announced or discussed retiring?
It is Rick Scott (not Tim Scott).
You’re right but they would never tap him as leader (too honest and/or radical)
Thune and Cornyn are both rat collaborators. It sucks none of the few Conservatives stepped up. Scott is at least a little bit better than those two worthless Rino’s
Thune, the best Dem since Puff Daschell.
Maybe but Cornyn is absolute garbage
I live in the middle of New York State in a Red County, and even though there are a majority of Red Counties in the State, we never get to elect our U.S. Senators, Governors or President. That's left up to the thieving RATS. My question is, who will Rinos Theune and Cornyn bribe in an attempt to get elected?
People who want thi job ths badly should automatically be disqualified from ever having it.
What kills me is that Thune was one of the so called Tea Party conservatives. What a disappointment! Scott will get blowback from the Rino’s and Uniparty. He is by far the best choice.
That sums it up really. Maybe the RINO vote will split. It usually goes the other way but this might work in Scott’s favor
Scott is my senator. I would love it if he was the leader.
Cornyn—POS
same here
Rick Scott is up for reelection in Florida in November.
He won by a fraction of one percent in 2018.
Anyone know how he is currently polling?
When he ran for Governor I made it to a meet and great event just as it was ending. Scott was thanking his police escort one on one , but his campaign manager said he’ll be glad to talk to you after he’s done, this is our last campaign stop. Soon to be Governor Scott and I talked for a good 15 minutes , and he told the campaign mgr to make sure I got Inauguration tickets. I and my better half got to attend the ball, and many other events. I was about 50 feet away when he was sworn in. The mayor of North Miami Beach was waiting in line with us, and offered us a bunch of event tickets like the prayer breakfast, his family couldn’t make it we thanked him and really enjoyed the whole experience. Just some citizens. We started talking to an older Asian lady while standing near the dance floor, turned out she made Pam Bondi’s dress for the Ball. One of the few photos of me in a Tux and my lady all Barbied up. A great time was had by all.
Great story, thanks for sharing!
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