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Potential candidates who could replace McConnell as Senate GOP leader
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:24 am
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:24 am
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McConnell said he still plans to finish out his current Senate term, which ends in January 2027.
"We’ve now 86’d: McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell," Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., wrote on X. "Better days are ahead for the Republican Party."
Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party,
Ira Shapiro, a former U.S. Senate staffer and author of "Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?" predicted that Trump would handpick the next Senate GOP leader if he wins the general election in 2024.
"If Biden is re-elected, several members of McConnell's leadership team are possible successors, with John Thune probably the most likely to emerge. But everything depends on the presidential election," said Shapiro, who worked for Democratic senators including Jacob Javits, Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd, and Jay Rockefeller.
]"If Trump wins, he will pick the next Senate Republican leader, and it will be a MAGA Republican—such as JD Vance or Marsha Blackburn—who would be slavishly subservient to him," he added.
Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., or Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would be other conservative allies that Trump might endorse for the leadership position.
McConnell said he still plans to finish out his current Senate term, which ends in January 2027.
"We’ve now 86’d: McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell," Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., wrote on X. "Better days are ahead for the Republican Party."
Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party,
Ira Shapiro, a former U.S. Senate staffer and author of "Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?" predicted that Trump would handpick the next Senate GOP leader if he wins the general election in 2024.
"If Biden is re-elected, several members of McConnell's leadership team are possible successors, with John Thune probably the most likely to emerge. But everything depends on the presidential election," said Shapiro, who worked for Democratic senators including Jacob Javits, Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd, and Jay Rockefeller.
]"If Trump wins, he will pick the next Senate Republican leader, and it will be a MAGA Republican—such as JD Vance or Marsha Blackburn—who would be slavishly subservient to him," he added.
Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., or Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would be other conservative allies that Trump might endorse for the leadership position.
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:28 am to cajunangelle
Hawley, Vance, or Paul are probably the only decent options. The dinosaurs mentioned are nothing more than members of the Insurgent Class.
Blackburn wouldn't sign onto a resolution to affirm the supremacy of the Constitution, ahead of the NATO treaty. She's out.
Blackburn wouldn't sign onto a resolution to affirm the supremacy of the Constitution, ahead of the NATO treaty. She's out.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:32 am to cajunangelle
It’s pretty crazy how much the outcome of the presidential election might impact this. We can’t miss this opportunity. 15+ more years of establishment leadership would be a disaster.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:35 am to cajunangelle
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predicted that Trump would handpick the next Senate GOP leader if he wins the general election in 2024.
Wasn't he instrumental in McDaniel and McCarthy getting their roles? Or at least supporting them in those roles?
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:56 am to cajunangelle
Doesn’t matter, they are all compromised
Posted on 2/29/24 at 7:11 am to cajunangelle
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"We’ve now 86’d: McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell," Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., wrote on X. "Better days are ahead for the Republican Party."
If they get the right replacement.
It would have been much better if instead of McConnell going into that big meeting on the side of Schumer, Jeffries, and the White House 4 against 1 against Johnson it was 3 against 2 with the Republican Senate Leader standing beside his House Speaker.
The next leader cannot be Thune.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 7:26 am to cajunangelle
Get ready for Thune
Posted on 2/29/24 at 8:53 am to cajunangelle
Id personally like Senator Mike Lee for Senate GOP leader, best option would be Senator Rand Paul.
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