Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
More in Senate GOP push to delay leadership election
Several Senate Republicans are pushing for next week’s leadership elections to be delayed as dissatisfaction grows with current Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, R-KY., after the GOP’S disappointing midterm election results.
In a letter obtained by Politico, Sens. Ron Johnson, R-wis., Mike Lee, R-utah, and Rick Scott, R-fla., pressed colleagues to sign off on postponing the party’s leadership elections, which are for now scheduled for Wednesday morning.
These three join several other GOP senators who are calling for the leadership elections to be delayed, including Sens. Marco Rubio, R-fla., Cynthia Lummis, R-wyo., Ted Cruz, R-texas, and Josh Hawley, R-MO.
Hawley and Eric Schmitt, who just was elected to Missouri’s other Senate seat, have publicly come out about replacing Mcconnell.
Scott, the leader of the powerful National Republican Senatorial Committee, has often had his differences with Mcconnell.
He had said in a video he intended to challenge Mcconnell for the leadership spot, but Friday backed out as questions continue whether Republicans will take majority control of the Senate.