John Thune Is Senate Majority Leader

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years.

Posted by lee_the_agent at 02:33 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink

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Curious that Sen Scott didn't get the post.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-13 12:32 PM

I saw this...

www.nbcnews.com

... Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is out of the running for the chamber's majority leader after the first ballot, two sources with direct knowledge of the voting tell NBC News. Sens. John Thune, R-S.D. and John Cornyn, R-Texas, are still in the running. Senate Republicans are now on the second ballot.

The first ballot saw 23 votes for Thune, 15 for Cornyn and 13 for Scott.

Scott was the more divisive figure of the candidates, having been a longstanding critic of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and aligning himself with Trump, also a McConnell critic -- and vice versa. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-13 12:40 PM

The hardliners wanted Scott. Thune's appointment shows that the cooler heads are still in charge at the moment.

#3 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-11-13 12:43 PM

@#3

Senate Republicans Elect Thune as Leader, Rejecting Musk's Pick
www.bnnbloomberg.ca

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-13 12:48 PM

Curious that Sen Scott didn't get the post.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter a

a compromise perhaps...

sources in Texas tell me Cornyn will be heavily primaried next time.....and literally wasted his time running...

and Thune was seen as between the 2...

at least the coward "turtle head" is gone...

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-11-13 03:09 PM

At last, something we can agree on, STD: McConnell's cowardice. Thune actually might be halfway decent. Certainly the best we could hope for from Trump.

#6 | Posted by cbob at 2024-11-13 04:38 PM

Getting the Not As Bad As It Could Have Been candidate from the GOP is about the best we can hope for these days.

Just glad it wasn't Skeletor.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2024-11-14 02:44 PM

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