{"id":1740015,"date":"2022-11-15T16:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1740015"},"modified":"2022-11-15T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:47:50","slug":"rick-scott-announces-bid-to-oust-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-announces-bid-to-oust-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Scott Announces Bid To Oust McConnell As Senate GOP Leader"},"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\">22<\/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%2Frick-scott-announces-bid-to-oust-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader%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=1740015&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 class=\"p1\">Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/rick-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Scott<\/a>\u00a0(R-FL) has announced a bid to oust Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a>\u00a0(R-KY) as the Republican Leader of the Senate after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/2022-midterms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">midterm<\/a> elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/15\/politics\/rick-scott-challenges-mitch-mcconnell\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made<\/a> the announcement in a note to his Republican colleagues on Tuesday that was sent to The Daily Wire by Scott\u2019s office. It was initially obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rick-scott-announces-plan-unseat-mitch-mcconnell-top-republican-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the note, which was published by Fox News Digital, Scott tells his colleagues that he believes \u201cit\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While he believes the Democrats are \u201cradical,\u201d Scott says Republicans cannot \u201csimply continue to say\u201d so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRepublican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values. We need to listen to their calls for action and start governing in Washington like we campaign back at home,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Scott added that he was \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d by the midterm election results, and \u201c[d]espite what the armchair quarterbacks on TV will tell you, there is no one person responsible for our party\u2019s performance across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While he said that the main issue in elections across the country was low turnout of Republican voters, he also thinks \u201cvoters want a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey are begging us to tell them what we will do when we are in charge. Unfortunately, we have continued to elect leadership who refuses to do that and elicits attacks on anyone that does. That is clearly not working and it\u2019s time for bold change. The voters are demanding it,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIf you simply want to stick with the status quo, don\u2019t vote for me,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Scott is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and has differed with McConnell over political approaches throughout the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/03\/us\/politics\/senate-republican-committee-funds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from September detailed the drama surrounding the campaign arm of the Senate GOP, led by Scott, who decided to change how the organization raised funds over the internet. The committee brought in a record amount of money, but then spent over 95% of what it had raised. The Times found that Scott\u2019s attempt to raise money online didn\u2019t pay off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McConnell is also the source of some controversy regarding fundraising. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that it was \u201cindefensible\u201d for the McConnell-backed Senate Leadership Fund to pull $9.6 million in television ads from the Arizona Senate election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBecause Masters said he would vote against Mitch McConnell. And so Mitch would rather be leader than have a Republican majority. If there\u2019s a Republican who can win who\u2019s not going to support Mitch, the truth of the matter is he\u2019d rather the Democrat win,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/11\/15\/gop-mitch-mcconnell-2022-senate-loss-blame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Other conservative senators have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/11\/15\/gop-mitch-mcconnell-2022-senate-loss-blame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed<\/a> to have McConnell postpone the Senate Republican leadership elections until the Georgia Senate runoff election is over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire has reached out to Senator McConnell and Senator Scott\u2019s offices for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Rick Scott\u00a0(R-FL) has announced a bid to oust Senator Mitch McConnell\u00a0(R-KY) as the Republican Leader of the Senate after the midterm elections. Scott made the announcement in a note to his Republican colleagues on Tuesday that was sent to The Daily Wire by Scott\u2019s office. It was initially obtained by Fox News Digital. 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