GOP acrimony spills over at heated Senate lunch BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 11/15/22
Senate Republicans let their fury and frustration out at one another during a lengthy closed-door meeting that revealed the bitter feelings left over from a crushingly disappointing midterm election.
An at-times nasty and personal discussion took place at the Senate GOP lunch, where Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who have been at odds for months, traded recriminations over who was to blame for the GOP’s failure to win back the Senate.
The biggest fireworks came after McConnell stood up at one point in the meeting and observed that while he heard a lot of criticism of his leadership style, no one had yet announced any plan to challenge him for the job of Republican leader.
Scott, the chairman of the Senate campaign arm, then interjected to say that he planned to challenge McConnell at Wednesday morning’s leadership election, catching many of his GOP colleagues by surprise, according to a Republican source familiar with the conversation in the room.
An at-times nasty and personal discussion took place at the Senate GOP lunch, where Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who have been at odds for months, traded recriminations over who was to blame for the GOP’s failure to win back the Senate.
The biggest fireworks came after McConnell stood up at one point in the meeting and observed that while he heard a lot of criticism of his leadership style, no one had yet announced any plan to challenge him for the job of Republican leader.
Scott, the chairman of the Senate campaign arm, then interjected to say that he planned to challenge McConnell at Wednesday morning’s leadership election, catching many of his GOP colleagues by surprise, according to a Republican source familiar with the conversation in the room.
3 comments:
Not surprised we got stuck with McConnell again.
Disappointed, OH YEAH!
Glad to see you back posting, I thought you may have quit too. I enjoy your blog and would miss it. As far as McConnell is concerned, i don't think he will retain any respect from the other senators and wouldn't be surprised if he retired. No one will listen to him anymore, so why should he bother? I'm more concerned with the "mock" fight between Trump and Disantis. I know it's not real but if it's fueled, it could grow. But, we do have an edge now, I just hope our GOP "leaders" don't screw it up
I'll be here time and again, Take care and keep blogging....Pappy
PS...keep your eye on Jim Jordan, I like what he does.
Thanks! Still around, yes, I'm just posting on a lighter basis for now.
I agree with you on Mitch. His only real power is having the say in R-PAC and candidates they fund or defund.
Same page as you too, with Trump-DeSantis and our slight edge. I'm seeing posts and comments on other blogs by people who enthusiastically supported Trump but are now abandoning him for DeSantis, and I'm not sure that's the right move.
Happy to hear and see that you are still publishing. Keep it up, even if it's a less frequent basis!
I like JJ also!
Best always!
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