November 11, 2022 6:55pm EST
Senate GOP won’t move leadership elections despite calls for delay
Sens. Cruz, Rubio and others said a delay is needed, but those calls are being ignored so far
By Tyler Olson , Kelly Phares | Fox News
Senate Republicans won't delay their leadership elections set for next week despite a growing number of calls from conservative senators who want a postponement and are growing frustrated with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other leaders.
"It makes no sense for Senate to have leadership elections before GA runoff," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted Friday. "We don’t yet know whether we’ll have a majority & Herschel Walker deserves a say in our leadership. Critically, we need to hear a specific plan for the next 2 yrs from any candidate for leadership."
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., also tweeted Friday that the leadership vote "should be postponed." Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., tweeted in support of Rubio's proposition. So did Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who has vocally opposed bringing McConnell back as the top Senate Republican.
But a Senate GOP aide confirmed to Fox News Digital that elections will go on as planned.
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