{"id":510452,"date":"2022-11-16T01:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell-for-senate-republican-leadership\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T01:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:39:42","slug":"rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell-for-senate-republican-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell-for-senate-republican-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rick Scott challenges Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e871e57b1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e871e57b1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell-for-senate-republican-leadership\/#%E2%80%9CRick_Scott_challenges_Mitch_McConnell_for_Senate_Republican_leadership%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rick Scott challenges Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leadership&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRick_Scott_challenges_Mitch_McConnell_for_Senate_Republican_leadership%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rick Scott challenges Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leadership&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the post of minority leader when the conference holds leadership elections.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, 69, announced he would stand against McConnell, 80, during a closed-door lunch for Senate Republicans on Tuesday and formally announced his intention on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> hours later. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe status quo is broken and big change is needed,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1592614847698833409\">tweeted Scott, a former Florida governor<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s time for new leadership in the Senate that unites Republicans to advance a bold conservative agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m running to be the Senate Republican Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell did not seem unduly concerned by Scott\u2019s challenge, telling reporters that \u201cwe had a rather lengthy and fulsome discussion, not only of the election, but the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-senate-congress.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Scott said that it is time for a changeup in GOP leadership. \" class=\"wp-image-24665706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Rick Scott will challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell for the post of minority leader when the conference holds leadership elections.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think the outcome is pretty clear,\u201d added the Kentuckian. \u201cI want to repeat again: I have the votes, I will be elected. The only issue is whether we do it sooner or later, and I think we\u2019ll probably have another discussion about that tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t own this job,\u201d McConnell added. \u201cAnybody in the conference is certainly entitled to challenge me, and I welcome the contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott had previously joined a group of prominent Republican senators \u2014 including Ted Cruz of Texas, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, his fellow Floridian Marco Rubio, and Josh Hawley of Missouri \u2014 who pushed for Wednesday\u2019s scheduled leadership vote to be delayed until after the Dec. 6 runoff election in Georgia. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-congress.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Many blame McConnell for the lack of a red wave. \" class=\"wp-image-24665708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-congress.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Some prominent Republicans called for a leadership vote after the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are all dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed that\u00a0a Red Wave failed to materialize, and there are multiple reasons it did not,\u201d Scott and fellow GOP Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Mike Lee of Utah wrote in a letter to their colleagues Nov. 11. \u201cWe need to have serious discussions within our conference as to why and what we can do to improve our chances in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has come under fire from some Republicans who accuse him of failing to adequately support candidates in key races, most notably Blake Masters in Arizona, as well as declining to outline an agenda for a potential majority. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery one of our candidates knew what they were for, [and] expressed it quite clearly,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty obvious, and all of you\u2019ve been writing about it, what happened. We underperformed among independents and moderates because their impression of many of the people in our party and leadership roles is that they\u2019re involved in chaos, negativity, excessive attacks, and it frightened independent and moderate Republican voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-mitch-mcconnell.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Many say he did not support candidates in key races. \" class=\"wp-image-24665711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-mitch-mcconnell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-mitch-mcconnell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rick-scott-mitch-mcconnell.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump blamed McConnell for the GOP\u2019s recent failures in the midterms. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe had a national issue set that was favorable,\u201d McConnell added, \u201cbut as a result of the perception many of them had that we were not dealing with issues in a responsible way, and we were spending too much time on negativity, attacks and chaos, they were frightened. So they pulled back \u2026 We learned some lessons about this, and I think the lesson\u2019s pretty clear: Senate races are different, candidate quality, you recall I said it in August, is important, and in most of our states we met that test, and in a few of them, we did not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, 76, was among those who blamed McConnell for Republicans\u2019 underperformance in the midterm elections in a Sunday post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Mitch McConnell\u2019s fault \u2026 He blew the Midterms, and everyone despises him and his otherwise lovely wife, Coco Chow!\u201d Trump said, using what some consider a racist jab at his former Transportation Secretary,\u00a0Elaine Chao.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump said the Senate should \u201cimpeach\u201d the 80-year-old McConnell \u2014 something reserved only for presidents \u2014 and that he regrets endorsing him for re-election in 2020.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/15\/rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell-for-senate-republican-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Rick Scott challenges Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leadership&#8221; WASHINGTON \u2014 Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for the post of minority leader when the conference holds leadership elections. Scott, 69, announced he would stand against McConnell, 80, during a closed-door lunch for Senate Republicans on Tuesday and formally announced his&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":510453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24663246-1668550300701.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1668532371&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[135574,4941,134320,41445,67844,126546,70289],"class_list":["post-510452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-11-15-22","tag-donald-trump","tag-midterm-elections-2022","tag-mitch-mcconnell","tag-republicans","tag-rick-scott","tag-senate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}