McConnell plans to stay on as Senate GOP leader even if he loses majority
By Jordain Carney - 06/16/20 12:09 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he intends to stay on as Republican leader even if his party loses control of the upper chamber in November.
Asked if he intends to seek the GOP leader spot in the next Congress even if Republicans lose the majority, McConnell told reporters: "I do."
McConnell, who became GOP leader in 2007, is already the longest-serving Republican leader, a milestone he surpassed in 2018. He has been majority leader since 2015, when Republicans took control of the Senate. Before that he was minority leader starting in January 2007.
McConnell's comments on Tuesday, which were first reported by Politico and confirmed to The Hill by a spokesman, come as Republicans are fighting to hold onto the Senate, where they currently have a 53-seat majority.
McConnell has warned that the battle for the Senate will be a "dogfight."
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/502942-mcconnell-plans-to-stay-on-as-senate-gop-leader-even-if-he-loses-majority