{"id":2332272,"date":"2024-08-28T04:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-cash-bonanza-driving-race-to-replace-mcconnell-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T04:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:38:20","slug":"gop-cash-bonanza-driving-race-to-replace-mcconnell-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-cash-bonanza-driving-race-to-replace-mcconnell-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP cash bonanza driving race to replace McConnell &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fgop-cash-bonanza-driving-race-to-replace-mcconnell-washington-examiner%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=2332272&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>The article discusses the intense competition among Republican senators to replace Mitch\u200c McConnell as\u200b the Senate GOP leader following his planned retirement from leadership at the \u2062end of the year. \u2062Key contenders include Minority Whip John Thune, John Cornyn, and Rick \u200bScott, who are\u200b all focusing on fundraising to support their campaigns \u2063and \u200callies. Thune and Cornyn, both long-time allies of McConnell, have raised over $40 million collectively to bolster Republican candidates this election cycle. Their\u200b efforts include extensive \u200cfundraising activities across various states and for individual candidates,\u200b particularly in competitive Senate races. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-trump-takes-lead-from-biden-seizes-young-and-hispanic-voters\/\" title=\"Poll: Trump Surges Ahead of Biden, Gains Support from Young and Hispanic Voters\">political landscape heats<\/a> up, fundraising is seen as\u200b crucial for these senators to secure their positions and strengthen their influence within the party.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP cash bonanza drives race to replace Mitch McConnell<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1679024\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republicans looking to become the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/reporters-notebook\/3054397\/reporters-notebook-mcconnell-gop-senate-leaders-term-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate GOP leader\">Senate GOP leader<\/a> are flexing their fundraising chops to line up donations for their current and aspiring colleagues on the ballot this fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&rsquo;s (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3045730\/mitch-mcconnell-explores-next-chapter-senate-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"planned retirement\">planned retirement<\/a> from leadership at year&rsquo;s end, but not from the Senate, has set off a power struggle between three men eyeing the coveted post: Minority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3025819\/thune-crisscrosses-country-pad-senate-gop-war-chests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Thune\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) and Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2913406\/cornyn-boost-in-race-to-replace-mcconnell-fundraising-abilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Cornyn\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3046443\/mcconnell-successor-hopeful-rick-scott-slams-caving-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Scott\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>Thune and Cornyn, close McConnell allies who&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">ve long<\/a> been in leadership and considered the most likely successors to the longest-serving Senate party leader, are fundraising juggernauts that together have raised more than $40 million in their quest to buoy Republicans, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>While key policy debates will ramp up among GOP senators as the decision draws near later this year, fundraising allows those hoping to replace McConnell to grease the wheels with new and old colleagues alike. <\/p>\n<p>Cornyn has raised nearly $23 million for the party and its candidates this cycle as of the end of June, including through his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad Campaign Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">joint fundraising committee<\/a> and raising directly for individuals or the Senate GOP&rsquo;s campaign arm, known as the National Republican Senatorial Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Some of his most recent campaigning during Congress&rsquo;s August recess includes fundraisers for the Trump-Vance campaign across Texas in Laredo, San Antonio, and Houston. He also attended a fundraiser this month in battleground Pennsylvania for Republican nominee Dave McCormick, who&rsquo;s running against Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those in swing-state races, Cornyn provides money to all Senate GOP colleagues up for reelection, regardless of a seat&rsquo;s competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Thune has raised more than $20 million this cycle for Republicans and has faced a jam-packed travel schedule, including upward of 170 events he&rsquo;ll have headlined by November for candidates or through the NRSC across more than a dozen states. Those include Senate races in the battlegrounds of Michigan, Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3111524\/thune-stumps-pennsylvania-mccormick-august-campaign-blitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), flanked by Sen. John Thune (R-SD), left, and then-Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scott, the only one of the trio up for reelection, has been battling for his own race in a moderately competitive contest against former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Still, he&rsquo;s managed to deliver hundreds of thousands of dollars for Republicans, the NRSC, and other GOP groups.<\/p>\n<p>He, too, has buoyed competitive races with campaign funds, including in Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Arizona, as well as for Republican Hung Cao in Virginia&rsquo;s blue-leaning race.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thune and Cornyn are widely considered the front-runners in a contest that won&rsquo;t be decided until after the elections, meaning a sweep of new prospective colleagues could significantly alter the calculus of the race. Outgoing senators are not able to cast votes, while senators-elect are.<\/p>\n<p>That could bode well for Scott, a former NRSC chairman who irked McConnell allies in 2022 by mounting the first-ever challenge to his leadership. The secret ballot vote ended 37-10 in McConnell&rsquo;s favor, with one senator abstaining. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1679024\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1679024\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**GOP Fundraising Surge Fuels Competition to Succeed Mitch McConnell**<\/p>\n<p>Republicans vying to take over as the next Senate GOP leader are showcasing their fundraising abilities to gather contributions for both current and prospective candidates in the upcoming elections. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is set to step down from his leadership role at the end of the year, although he will remain in the Senate. This has sparked a power struggle among three contenders: Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). Thune and Cornyn, who are close allies of McConnell and have extensive leadership experience, have collectively raised over $40 million to support Republican efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As key policy discussions intensify among GOP senators later this year, fundraising efforts will help those aiming to succeed McConnell build relationships with both new and existing colleagues. As of late June, Cornyn had raised nearly $23 million for party candidates through various channels, including his joint fundraising committee. His recent campaign activities during Congress&#8217;s August recess included fundraisers across Texas for the Trump-Vance campaign and an event in Pennsylvania for Republican nominee Dave McCormick against incumbent Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Cornyn also contributes funds to all Senate GOP members running for reelection, regardless of how competitive their races may be.<\/p>\n<p>Thune has raised more than $20 million this election cycle while maintaining a busy travel schedule that includes around 170 events by November across multiple states involved in critical Senate races such as Michigan, Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is currently facing his own reelection challenge against former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell but has still managed to raise significant funds for Republicans and other GOP organizations. He has supported competitive races in states like Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arizona as well as backing Republican Hung Cao in Virginia\u2019s challenging race.<\/p>\n<p>Thune and Cornyn are seen as leading candidates for the position that won\u2019t be decided until after elections conclude; thus a wave of newly elected senators could significantly impact this contest. Outgoing senators cannot vote while newly elected ones can\u2014this dynamic might favor Scott who previously challenged McConnell&#8217;s leadership unsuccessfully last year with a vote tally of 37-10 against him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2332273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/race-to-replace-mitch-mcconnell-scaled-1024x730.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,15467,6203,5194,32603],"class_list":["post-2332272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-fundraising","tag-gop","tag-mcconnell","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/race-to-replace-mitch-mcconnell-scaled-1024x730.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}