Earlier this year, Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) announced that he would be finishing out his full term but stepping down at the end of the current session as the GOP leader.
Two Senators immediately stepped up to say they would be running for leader, but they are just another version of McConnell.
Now Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has entered the race, and his name is being received very well.
Time for New Blood
After McConnell announced that he would be stepping down from leadership, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) both announced they would be running.
If either of them gets elected as leader, it would just be a repeat of the nonsense that McConnell was doing.
They are both strong allies of McConnell and have been his deputies in the Senate for quite some time.
Then along comes Senator Scott, who tried to unseat McConnell prior to this session as the leader.
While he did have support, he did not have nearly as much as McConnell, who literally laughed off the challenge.
This time around, it may be different, as Scott is already seeing some high-profile Senators come out to support him.
Both Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) have expressed support for Scott, who stated, “There have been far too many backroom deals cut in secret, rarely do things go through the committee process, and it’s accepted practice to not allow amendment votes to trillion-dollar spending bills.
“We are routinely surprised with legislation and asked to vote on it without having had an input or even time to review it.”
Ultimately, this will probably come down to who Donald Trump endorses if he wins the election.
I just don’t see the Senate’s overall body putting someone in there who they know will clash with Trump.
