{"id":2206942,"date":"2024-03-26T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-need-to-win-back-senate-before-worrying-about-mcconnell-successor-blackburn-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T19:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:52:31","slug":"republicans-need-to-win-back-senate-before-worrying-about-mcconnell-successor-blackburn-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-need-to-win-back-senate-before-worrying-about-mcconnell-successor-blackburn-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn highlights the importance of Republicans regaining Senate control before discussing McConnell&#8217;s successor"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frepublicans-need-to-win-back-senate-before-worrying-about-mcconnell-successor-blackburn-says%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=2206942&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>Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)\u200b emphasized \u2062the importance of prioritizing Republican efforts \u2063to win Senate control over debating the successor to Senate Minority Leader \u2063Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for the 2024 election. McConnell&#8217;s decision to step down from leadership \u2062in late February adds complexity to the succession battle amidst the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-fda-approve-new-drug-to-help-biden-in-his-2024-re-election-campaign\/\" title=\"FDA Approves New Drug for Biden's 2024 Re-Election?\">upcoming\u2063 presidential election<\/a>. Blackburn suggests focusing on winning the majority before\u2064 addressing leadership \u2062changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) \">Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) <\/a>said the race to succeed Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mitch McConnell (R-KY) \">Mitch McConnell (R-KY) <\/a>should not be a major focus in the months leading up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 election\">2024 election<\/a>, and instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans \">Republicans <\/a>should be concentrating on taking control of the upper chamber. <\/p>\n<p>McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2893835\/mitch-mcconnell-resigning-as-senate-gop-leader-in-november\/\">announced<\/a> that he would step away from leadership in late February, throwing possible successors into an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bringing-down-the-house-mccarthy-falters-in-quest-to-become-speaker\/\" title=\"McCarthy's Quest to Become Speaker: McCarthy Fails To Bring Down The House\">extended battle<\/a> to succeed him in the midst of the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>While many Republicans are feeling good about their chances of taking control of the Senate this cycle, there are still a lot of unknowns about which Senate candidates might succeed, how big their majority may be, and if former President Donald Trump takes back the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what we need to do is to take the majority and then cross that bridge when we are ready to get to it,\u201d Blackburn said during an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner following a visit to the border in Eagle Pass, Texas,<\/em> on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) announced their intentions to run to replace McConnell as the Senate Republican leader, while Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has expressed a potential interest. When asked if any of her Republican colleagues had been actively campaigning for her vote, Blackburn reiterated that these decisions should not take place now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus needs to be on taking the U.S. Senate and making certain that Donald Trump is president of the United States,\u201d Blackburn said.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) tours the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Tuesday. Courtesy: Sen. Marsha Blackburn\u2019s office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tennessee senator\u2019s trip to the border in Texas comes as immigration and border policy have become a flashpoint in the looming election. Blackburn said she last visited Eagle Pass in January of last year and was impressed to see the area appeared to be experiencing some improvements after erecting barriers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince that time, Texas DPS has put up buoys and containers at the water\u2019s edge and fencing and razor wire, they have secured that area, and now they have crossings in the dozens instead of in the thousands,\u201d Blackburn said. \u201cIt\u2019s really encouraging to see what they have done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shows you that other areas of the border would be well served to get busy and find ways to erect a barrier,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>According to figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents made 140,644 arrests of people attempting to enter the country between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-canada-reach-deal-to-limit-entry-at-unofficial-border-crossing-points\/\" title=\"US, Canada Reach Deal to Limit Entry at Unofficial Border Crossing Points\">legal border crossing points<\/a> during February. These numbers come after the Border Patrol reported a record 249,785 arrests during December, but are up slightly from January when the numbers plunged to 124,220.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Republicans should prioritize winning Senate control over discussing a successor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ahead of the 2024 election. 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