{"id":510815,"date":"2022-11-16T17:07:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mitch-mcconnell-faces-rare-challenge-in-leadership-vote\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:07:21","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-faces-rare-challenge-in-leadership-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mitch-mcconnell-faces-rare-challenge-in-leadership-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mitch McConnell faces rare challenge in leadership vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a26eb0080bb4\" 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-6a26eb0080bb4\" 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\/mitch-mcconnell-faces-rare-challenge-in-leadership-vote\/#%E2%80%9CMitch_McConnell_faces_rare_challenge_in_leadership_vote%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mitch McConnell faces rare challenge in leadership vote&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMitch_McConnell_faces_rare_challenge_in_leadership_vote%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mitch McConnell faces rare challenge in leadership vote&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>\u200bSen. Mitch McConnell is facing a rare challenge to his Senate leadership from Sen. Rick Scott on Wednesday, as GOP congressional members exchange blame over their party\u2019s underwhelming performance in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the organization charged with electing Republicans to the chamber, mounted a bid to unseat McConnell after Democrats retained control of the chamber with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto\u2019s victory over Adam Laxalt in Nevada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Republican presented himself to the caucus as a protest vote over McConnell\u2019s failure to win a majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you simply want to stick with the status quo, don\u2019t vote for me,\u201d Scott said in a letter to his GOP colleagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-07-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, at the Capitol on Tuesday, is facing a leadership test from Sen. Rick Scott. \" class=\"wp-image-24672134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-07-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-07-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-07-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, at the Capitol on Tuesday, is facing a leadership test from Sen. Rick Scott. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vote is slated for Wednesday morning, but several senators are working to delay it until after the Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, who will become the longest-serving Senate leader in history if he\u2019s successful, was confident of victory. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may or may not be voting tomorrow, but I think the outcome is pretty clear,\u201d McConnell said Tuesday. \u201cI want to repeat again: I have the votes; I will be elected. The only issue is whether we do it sooner or later.\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\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Rick Scott, speaking on Capitol Hill in November 2020 with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell looking on, is challenging McConnell's leadership in the chamber.  \" class=\"wp-image-24672136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Rick Scott, speaking on Capitol Hill in November 2020 with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell looking on, is challenging McConnell\u2019s leadership in the chamber.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vote comes at a fraught time for Republicans after the weaker-than-expected showing in last Tuesday\u2019s elections when they failed to regain control of the Senate but are predicted to eke out a one-seat majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, faced blistering attacks from his Republican colleagues for his handling of the election after a highly anticipated \u201cred wave\u201d failed to develop to survive a challenge from Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).<\/p>\n<p>He held off Biggs with a 188-31 vote among Republicans, but will have to amass 218 votes when the full House votes on Jan. 3. \u200b<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump\" class=\"wp-image-24672142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump announces that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 during an event Tuesday evening in Mar-a-Lago. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vote on McConnell also follows the announcement Tuesday evening by former President Donald Trump that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 \u2013 even though a number of lawmakers in the party urged him to hold off until after the Warnock-Walker contest in Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s throwing himself into the mix amid the ongoing discord threatens to create more conflict as Republicans begin to pick sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 45th president is supporting Scott\u2019s run against McConnell and has accused the minority leader of working to defeat candidates he backed in the midterm elections.<\/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-minority-leader-vote-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Mitch McConnell\" class=\"wp-image-24672135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-minority-leader-vote-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Mitch McConnell addresses the challenge to his leadership post in the Senate at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MICHAEL REYNOLDS\/EPA-EFE\/Shutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u201cI think it\u2019s not good for the party when we air grievances publicly like this, especially when we still have the Dec. 6 election hanging in the balance,\u201d a senator told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/11\/16\/republicans-disarray\/\">Washington Post.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a party lunch on Tuesday, Republican senators traded recriminations over the midterms in talks described as \u201ccandid\u201d and \u201clively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, at a news conference on Tuesday, said Republicans regaining control of the Senate was never a given and blamed the quality of candidates for the 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>ointing results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe learned some lessons about this, and I think the lesson\u2019s pretty clear,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cSenate races are different. Candidate quality, you recall I said in August, is important. In most of our states we met that test, in a few of them we did not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who has been feuding with McConnell over the direction of the party since taking over the NRSC in 2020, said voters are calling for \u201cbold change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Republican voters] are begging us to tell them what we will do when we are in charge,\u201d Scott said in the letter. \u201cUnfortunately, we have continued to elect leadership who refuses to do that and elicits attacks on anyone that does. That is clearly not working and it\u2019s time for bold change. The voters are demanding it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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