{"id":2346100,"date":"2024-09-26T06:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-to-choose-mcconnell-successor-week-after-november-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T06:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T10:51:21","slug":"senate-gop-to-choose-mcconnell-successor-week-after-november-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-to-choose-mcconnell-successor-week-after-november-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP to choose McConnell successor week after November election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fsenate-gop-to-choose-mcconnell-successor-week-after-november-election-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=2346100&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>Senate Republicans \u2064are planning to \u200bswiftly \u2062elect a successor to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) immediately following the\u200d November elections, with a vote\u2063 scheduled for the week after they\u200c resume sessions\u200b on November 12. Senator John Barrasso \u200c(R-WY), who is overseeing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truck-driver-edward-durr-holds-2229-vote-lead-over-democrat-senate-president\/\" title=\"Truck Driver Edward Durr Holds 2,229-vote Lead over Democrat Senate President\">leadership elections<\/a>, emphasized the importance of\u200c concluding the elections promptly \u200dto prepare for potential majority\u2063 actions.\u200d While this timeline aligns with previous\u2063 leadership contests, some conservative members, led by Senator Mike \u2063Lee (R-UT), \u200chave advocated for\u2064 postponing the votes to allow for candidate\u2062 discussions. Lee suggested holding multiple meetings for\u200b candidates to present their cases and \u200bengage with colleagues,\u200c arguing for a balanced\u2062 approach before the election. Ultimately, the decision\u200d to hold the elections promptly remains \u200camid\u200d divisions within \u2063the party regarding the timing.  <\/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\">Senate GOP to choose McConnell successor week after November election<\/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_1769653\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\">Senate Republicans<\/a> will move quickly to choose a successor to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the fall, with a vote planned for the week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections.\/\">November elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-barrasso\/\">John Barrasso<\/a> (R-WY), tasked with organizing internal leadership elections as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> voting would occur the week of Nov. 12, when lawmakers return from a six-week break.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are committed to having the election. We&rsquo;re going to do it in November, and we want to make sure that we have our full team ready on the ground, ready for action when we take the majority,&rdquo; he said on Wednesday afternoon. &ldquo;And the sooner we can get those elections behind us, the better it&rsquo;s going to be to make sure we&rsquo;re fully prepared on the ground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The time frame is roughly in line with past leadership races, but conservatives in the conference had been pushing to delay the votes.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who leads a bloc of conservatives as chairman of the Steering Committee, used Wednesday&rsquo;s conference lunch to propose that Republicans first hold a &ldquo;couple&rdquo; of meetings in which leadership candidates make their case and answer colleagues&rsquo; questions.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso then informed senators at the lunch that the elections will take place the week they get back.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-unloads-on-the-squad-mocks-aoc-in-new-biography\/\" title=\"Pelosi \u2018Unloads\u2019 On The Squad, Mocks AOC In New Biography\">time leadership<\/a> has resisted a delay. Lee made a similar pitch at their lunch two weeks ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/09\/12\/mconnell-senate-republican-leader-vote\">according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>, that McConnell dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Lee suggested the earlier meeting had convinced him there was not the &ldquo;appetite&rdquo; to push elections until after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We ought to get it done before then,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But he suggested to Barrasso on Wednesday that Republicans &ldquo;cram&rdquo; two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angela-merkel-reverses-germany-easter-lockdown-decision-apologizes\/\" title=\"Angela Merkel Reverses Germany Easter Lockdown Decision, Apologizes\">conference meetings<\/a> into the same week as a compromise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not as concerned about exactly how many days elapse as I am the fact that we ought to have a couple of conference meetings, a couple of conferences prior to the election, just for back and forth &ndash; candidates to make their pitch and then some Q&amp;A,&rdquo; Lee said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., center, is joined from left by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, as he offers remarks following the Senate Republicans policy luncheon at the Capitol Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republicans who attended the lunch noted that, practically speaking, the debate is over a handful of days. Lawmakers will only be in Washington for two weeks before departing again for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There wasn&rsquo;t a lot of drama about it or anything,&rdquo; said Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we&rsquo;re talking about a week &ndash; do it the following week instead of that week &ndash; I don&rsquo;t think we should sweat it,&rdquo; said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), an adviser to McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>Still, past attempts to delay the elections have divided the conference. In 2022, conservatives unsuccessfully attempted to push a vote until after a Senate runoff in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership elections, conducted via secret ballot, will take on greater importance this year after McConnell, 82, announced in February that he will step down from his post as GOP leader.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Whip&nbsp;John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3165342\/cornyn-fundraising-race-mcconnell\/\">front-runners<\/a> in that race, while a third candidate, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), is likely to attract the support of conservatives. A favorable outcome for Republicans on Election Day may draw a dark horse candidate like Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), the head of Senate Republicans&rsquo; campaign arm, into the contest as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The other contested race is for Barrasso&rsquo;s job as conference chair. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), currently the policy chairwoman, and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2914970\/ernst-face-cotton-race-barrassos-role-senate-gop-conference\/\">both announced bids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso is running unopposed for Thune&rsquo;s role as Republican whip.<\/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_1769653\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1769653\"}});<\/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>Senate GOP to select McConnell&#8217;s successor post-November elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2346101,"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\/09\/barrasso-mike-lee-thune-cornyn-mcconnell-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,6203,5194,3740,9192],"class_list":["post-2346100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-gop","tag-mcconnell","tag-senate","tag-successor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barrasso-mike-lee-thune-cornyn-mcconnell-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346100","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}