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Thune or Cornyn, not Scott, for Senate majority leader By Washington Examiner
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Thune or Cornyn, not Scott, for Senate majority leader
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Arizona and Nevada are still counting votes, but the 53-member Senate Republican Conference is getting ready for its takeover of the majority. The new party in control is set to vote next Wednesday to elect its next leader because the longest-serving Republican Senate leader on record, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will step aside. Three senators are vying to replace him: Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), and John Thune (R-SD).

Either Cornyn or Thune would be good choices. Scott is not a suitable candidate.

While Cornyn and Thune have largely, but not entirely, kept the race out of the public eye and thereby demonstrated that they see the merit of caucus collegiality, Scott has chosen a different and less attractive path. At his reelection night victory party Tuesday night, for example, he positioned signs for cameras reading “Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader.” His acceptance speech focused almost exclusively on what he would do in that position, not how he would serve the people of Florida.

He is pitching for President-elect Donald Trump‘s support, which shows an unappealing willingness to bully rather than work with his Republican Senate colleagues. Even a week before Election Day, Scott appeared on conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer’s podcast specifically to campaign for the majority leader position and push for Trump’s endorsement.

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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2024, 10:10:53 am »
Why can't those two things be the same?
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2024, 10:19:29 am »
Quote from: Bigun on November 09, 2024, 10:10:53 am
Why can't those two things be the same?
It is a Seniority thing, the longer serving ones are first in line.

i.e., Establishment rules
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2024, 10:35:00 am »
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It is a Seniority thing, the longer serving ones are first in line.

i.e., Establishment rules

 :yowsa: Precisely! Time to fix that!
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Re: Thune or Cornyn, not Scott, for Senate majority leader By Washington Examiner
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2024, 10:40:50 am »
Scott is not suitable?  Since when?  The heck with seniority.  How about loyalty to conservatism, the party and the president? Granted he has leaned to the left a couple of times, but I believe he would make a much better Maj. Leader than Thune or Cornyn.

Trump needs someone leading who will actually help him rather than put up roadblocks and vote with RINO's.
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2024, 10:46:56 am »
Quote from: Bigun on November 09, 2024, 10:35:00 am
:yowsa: Precisely! Time to fix that!
Here's one way

Senator Mike Lee Has an Idea for Senate Majority Leader: J.D. Vance
by JD Rucker  November 9, 2024

With Republicans taking back control of the Senate and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell finally stepping down, three Senators have emerged as possible Majority Leaders.

Two of them are RINOs—John Thune and John Cornyn—while Rick Scott may not have the support to prevent either “McConnell 2.0” from ascending.

Senator Mike Lee has a plan. Well, it’s really just a theory combined with a wish, but it has a lot of conservatives wanting to sprinkle any fairy dust they can find on it so they can make it come true. The “John Adams Plan” would have Vice-President-Elect J.D. Vance ascend to the role of Senate Majority Leader while also fulfilling his duties as President of the Senate.

Crazier ideas have been put forth. Here’s what Senator Lee recently posted on 𝕏:

Here’s the point I was making:

Regardless of who Senate Republicans elect as the new majority leader, @JDVance will be the president of the Senate, and as such will be in a good position to lead the Senate GOP—to whatever extent and in whatever way he chooses to do so

In that respect, @JDVance doesn’t have to run to be the Senate’s GOP leader

He already did

And he won

So regardless of who might become the majority leader—a position we need to fill from among Republican senators—@JDVance could still “pull a John Adams,” and thus become the highest-ranking & most-influential Republican in the Senate

“Constitutional Scholars” have emerged on 𝕏 to try to shoot down the idea but here’s the thing. The Senate Majority Leader isn’t even a Constitutional role. It is part of the Senate’s own internal rules so giving Vance “side job” as Majority Leader while also retaining his VP role as President of the Senate seems viable.

Having the presidency and retaining control of the House are obviously important if we’re to see Donald Trump’s full agenda fulfilled, but handing the reins of the Senate over to Thune or Cornyn will greatly hamper the agenda. Both have interests that are often opposed to the America First policies Trump wants to sign. With a Democrat-leaning Senate map coming up in the midterms, it appears likely that Trump will only have two years to complete his mission unhampered.

Either Thune or Cornyn would hamper that mission.

Senator Lee’s plan is gaining traction among conservative media heavy hitters. Both Charlie Kirk and Glenn Beck endorsed the plan Friday:

A poll posted by Senator Lee on 𝕏 shows Scott as the favorite among the conservative base.

Meanwhile, leftist corporate media has been attacking Senator Scott. Axios posted an article Thursday claiming that Trump didn’t feel Scott was a good Senate Majority Leader candidate. It cited anonymous sources, of course, but Google searches for Scott taking the role showed the Axios headline up top. That is often enough to spread a false narrative and damage sentiment toward Scott.
https://americafirstreport.com/senator-mike-lee-has-an-idea-for-senate-majority-leader-j-d-vance/
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2024, 10:47:09 am »
Quote from: libertybele on November 09, 2024, 10:40:50 am
Scott is not suitable?  Since when?  The heck with seniority.  How about loyalty to conservatism, the party and the president? Granted he has leaned to the left a couple of times, but I believe he would make a much better Maj. Leader than Thune or Cornyn.

Trump needs someone leading who will actually help him rather than put up roadblocks and vote with RINO's.

John Cornyn actually got booed of the stage at the last Republican state convention in Texas! HELL NO to Cornyn! Thune's voting record is worse than Cornyn's so HELL NO to that as well!
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2024, 10:55:41 am »
Thune or Corynyn?

RINOPALOOZA!!!!!

Trump's got to know this kills his agenda. 
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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2024, 11:50:45 am »
Conservative Review's Liberty Scores: 


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John Cornyn   F 54%       TX   19   


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John Thune   F 51%       SD   17


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Rick Scott           B 86%       FL   3

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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2024, 11:54:09 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 09, 2024, 10:55:41 am
Thune or Corynyn?

RINOPALOOZA!!!!!

Trump's got to know this kills his agenda.

I would certainly hope so.  The DEMS will be elated if either Thune or Cornyn get the nod for majority leader.  They'd be just as bad as Mitch.

Cruz, Paul, or Lee would be the best leaders.
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2024, 04:19:47 pm »
Just like Turdle, Thune and/or Cornyn will give a shit what Collins and Murcowski says or thinks.  Man we need that 54th seat. 
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Just like Turdle, Thune and/or Cornyn will give a shit what Collins and Murcowski says or thinks.  Man we need that 54th seat.

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« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2024, 09:05:03 am »
Reminder that Thune and Cornyn hate Trump and will not stand by him


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« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2024, 09:25:17 am »
The freakin' turdle's fast tracking this for Wednesday.  Time to call your senator's.  Electronic and phone.  Spread the word. 

This is due to McConnell's plan to sabotage  DJT's agenda before he consolidates power.  This is imperative to keep the RINO"s out of power. 
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« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2024, 09:28:41 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 09, 2024, 10:55:41 am
Thune or Corynyn?

RINOPALOOZA!!!!!

Trump's got to know this kills his agenda.

Yeah, hey why not bring back Paul Ryan!  He is rested and ready.
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« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2024, 06:12:11 pm »
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Yeah, hey why not bring back Paul Ryan!  He is rested and ready.
Hey, you trying to spoil dinner for me?

We got rid of him thankfully, as well as McCarthy, Romney, Cheney, and God did the same for McCain.
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« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2024, 06:30:47 pm »
I vote for Tommy Tubberville, R-Auburn.
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« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2024, 06:42:26 pm »
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The freakin' turdle's fast tracking this for Wednesday.  Time to call your senator's.  Electronic and phone.  Spread the word. 

This is due to McConnell's plan to sabotage  DJT's agenda before he consolidates power.  This is imperative to keep the RINO"s out of power.
Sent e-mails to both my senators asking them to back Scott. Reminded them there is two years until midterms, and it would be prudent to not waste them trying to set America back on its feet.
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« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2024, 06:43:48 pm »
Trump plans on getting his Cabinet by recess appointments...which to my knowledge are temporary..won't they have to be approved by the Senate at some point?

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« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2024, 06:53:27 pm »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on November 11, 2024, 06:25:38 pm
How can this guy lead the Senate?


https://twitter.com/SenJohnThune/status/784798261781598208

At first I thought this was from Babylon Bee.....crappola like this is why this country is on the brink of destruction.
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« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2024, 09:28:46 pm »
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Trump plans on getting his Cabinet by recess appointments...which to my knowledge are temporary..won't they have to be approved by the Senate at some point?

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Yes. They certainly will @mystery-ak I have no idea what he hyas up his sleave.
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