McConnell Defeats Scott in Secret-Ballot Election

McConnell Defeats Scott , in Secret-Ballot Election.

NBC News reports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell beat challenger Rick Scott by a vote of 37-10 on Nov.

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NBC News reports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell beat challenger Rick Scott by a vote of 37-10 on Nov.

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Ahead of the vote, Scott said, "I believe it’s time for the Senate Republican Conference to be far more bold and resolute than we have been in the past.".

We must start saying what we are for, not just what we are against.

I do not believe we can simply continue to say the Democrats are radical, which they are.

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Rick Scott, via letter to Senate Republicans, as reported by NBC News.

Republican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values, Sen.

Rick Scott, via letter to Senate Republicans, as reported by NBC News.

After the vote, McConnell, who's led the Republican caucus for 15 years, said, "I don't own this job." .

Anybody who wants to run for it can feel free to do so.

So I’m not in any way offended by having an opponent or having a few votes in opposition.

I’m pretty proud of 37 to 10, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, via statement.

NBC News reports that many Republicans attribute the GOP's 2022 midterm losses to Scott's role as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

This year, Republicans failed to seize the seat they needed to control the Senate, handing it over to Democrats.

This year, Republicans failed to seize the seat they needed to control the Senate, handing it over to Democrats.

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Steve Daines was elected as the committee's new chair on Nov.

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NBC News reports that he plans to help cultivate a "strong, lasting majority for the Republicans in 2024."