{"id":1735448,"date":"2022-11-11T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735448"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:02:30","slug":"after-epic-failure-growing-chorus-of-senators-signals-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-epic-failure-growing-chorus-of-senators-signals-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"After Epic Failure, Growing Chorus Of Senators Signals It\u2019s Time For McConnell To Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-epic-failure-growing-chorus-of-senators-signals-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-go%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/10\/the-case-against-mitch-mcconnell-for-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sabotaged<\/a> Republicans in the 2022 midterms \u2014 pulling spending from competitive GOP candidates such as Blake Masters and even actively spending money against state GOP-endorsed candidates like Alaska\u2019s Kelly Tshibaka \u2014 a growing chorus of Republicans is signaling it\u2019s time for McConnell\u2019s tenure in Senate leadership to end.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the Republican senators and senators-elect who have so far indicated McConnell needs to go.<\/p>\n<p> Josh Hawley <\/p>\n<p>At a rally the day before Election Day, the soon-to-be senior senator from Missouri reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-republicans-hawley-schmitt-say-senate-gop-needs-new-leadership-not-mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, when asked who should lead the GOP in the Senate, \u201cnot Mitch McConnell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure if any other senator will run or not. Nobody\u2019s indicated they would. But my view is that we need new leadership in that position,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearwire.com\/articles\/2022\/11\/11\/josh_hawley_blasts_gop_leadership_for_midterm_losses_148459.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> with RealClearPolitics on Friday, Hawley blamed McConnell and \u201cWashington Republicanism\u201d for Republicans\u2019 lack of a clear midterm strategy. \u201cI\u2019m not going to support the current leadership in the party,\u201d he reiterated. Hawley also slammed McConnell for caving to Democrats\u2019 demands on a gun control bill and a climate spending wishlist \u201cbilled as infrastructure,\u201d and for abandoning Republicans in key midterm races. <\/p>\n<p> Marco Rubio <\/p>\n<p>The Florida senator who earned a huge victory margin in his reelection bid took to Twitter on Friday to call for the \u201cSenate GOP leadership vote next week\u201d to be \u201cpostponed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst we need to make sure that those who want to lead us are genuinely committed to fighting for the priorities &#038; values of the working Americans (of every background) who gave us big wins in states like #Florida,\u201d Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1591112183945269251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1591113869925441536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amplified<\/a> Rubio\u2019s statement, adding, \u201cExactly right. I don\u2019t know why Senate GOP would hold a leadership vote for the next Congress before this election is finished,\u201d in reference to the runoff election between Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock scheduled for Dec. 6 in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio himself could make a strong candidate to challenge McConnell. \u201cIf a united GOP is a strong GOP, Rubio is clearly a solid candidate for Leader,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1591132088132042780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argues<\/a> The Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway. \u201cWhile an establishment figure in many good ways, he also embraces and is embraced by many America First folks, doesn\u2019t have Mitch\u2019s baggage of utterly despising voters, and is appealing and savvy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Cynthia Lummis <\/p>\n<p>The Wyoming Republican highlighted Rubio\u2019s call for a postponed vote, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CynthiaMLummis\/status\/1591140182782537728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retweeting<\/a> it with just the word \u201cSecond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Mike Lee <\/p>\n<p>The Utah Republican, who just won reelection against independent challenger Evan McMullin, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/gop-senators-call-for-postponing-leadership-elections-00066532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joined<\/a> a letter along with Wisconsin\u2019s Ron Johnson and Florida\u2019s Rick Scott calling for the GOP leadership vote to be postponed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to have serious discussions within our conference as to why and what we can do to improve our chances in 2024,\u201d the letter argues. \u201cHolding leadership elections without hearing from the candidates as to how they will perform their leadership duties and before we know whether we will be in the majority or even who all our members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;We need new leadership in that position,&#8217; Missouri Sen. 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