Senate Republicans have come out against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rushing to hold leadership elections after Democrats regained the majority in both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
\n\nAmong the Republicans who have spoken out about the importance of not holding elections for Republican leadership right away are Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA), Jim Banks (R-IN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Mike Lee (R-UT). The senators expressed that the Republican Party needs to talk about “what went wrong” during the midterm elections, what the party stands for, and how they are going to fix what went wrong.
\n\n“One of the things I learned in business and the Army is that after a failure, you have to start with honesty, transparency, and accountability,” McCormick said in a post on X. “A week ago, we had the worst election results in decades. We need a discussion about what went wrong, how we fix it, what we stand for, and how our agenda must focus on the concerns of the American people.”
\n\nMcCormick added that he has shared with Thune that he does not believe Senate Republicans “should move to leadership elections” until they “have digested and debated…
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