McConnell wins Senate leadership election, overcomes Scott challenge
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Sen. Rick Scott announced a run against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for the top spot in the Republican conference at a Tuesday afternoon meeting.
But the effort failed and McConnell, R-Ky., beat Scott, R-Fla., and maintain his firm grip on GOP power in the Senate. With that vote, GOP senators rejected a plea from Scott to try a new direction after Republicans failed to win a Senate majority. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has often been re-elected to his post without opposition. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Former President Donald Trump, above, has attacked Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and said that he should not remain atop the Senate GOP conference. (Associated Press/Michael Wyke) Tyler Olson is a reporter covering the Senate for Fox News Digital.
"I’m writing to you today because I believe it’s time for the Senate Republican Conference to be far more bold and resolute than we have been in the past. We must start saying what we are for, not just what we are against," Scott said in a letter to GOP colleagues Tuesday. "I do not believe we can simply continue to say the Democrats are radical, which they are. Republican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values."