{"id":2366892,"date":"2024-11-10T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-endorses-fellow-floridian-rick-scott-for-senate-gop-leader-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T14:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:26:51","slug":"marco-rubio-endorses-fellow-floridian-rick-scott-for-senate-gop-leader-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-endorses-fellow-floridian-rick-scott-for-senate-gop-leader-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio endorses fellow Floridian Rick Scott for Senate GOP leader &#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\">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%2Fmarco-rubio-endorses-fellow-floridian-rick-scott-for-senate-gop-leader-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=2366892&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 Marco\u2064 Rubio (R-FL) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tx-gov-greg-abbott-boycotting-major-league-baseball-over-georgia-wont-throw-rangers-opening-pitch\/\" title=\"TX Gov. Greg Abbott Boycotting Major League Baseball Over Georgia, Won\u2019t Throw Rangers\u2019 Opening Pitch\">publicly endorsed<\/a> fellow Floridian Senator\u200b Rick Scott (R-FL) \u2064to \u200bsucceed Mitch McConnell (R-KY)\u2062 as the next \u200cRepublican \u200cleader in the\u2062 Senate. Scott\u200c is viewed \u2062as\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-hits-ron-desantis-for-rfk-jr-support\/\" title=\"Pence criticizes DeSantis over RFK Jr backing.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">long-shot candidate<\/a> compared<\/a>\u2063 to established favorites like Senators John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn \u2063(R-TX). Rubio&#8217;s endorsement joins those from \u2064other Republican \u200dsenators, including Ron Johnson, Bill Hagerty, \u2064and Rand Paul. The decision will be made through an anonymous vote later\u200c this week, with Rubio expressing \u2062his support via \u200ca post on social\u200c media.  <\/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\">Marco Rubio endorses fellow Floridian Rick Scott for Senate GOP leader<\/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_1877275\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marco Rubio\">Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) endorsed his fellow Floridian colleague, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Scott\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL), to be the next Republican leader in the upper chamber of Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Scott is considered the long-shot candidate in the battle to succeed current Senate Republican Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mitch-McConnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), as Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are considered the favorites. Rubio added his name to the list of senators publicly endorsing Scott ahead of the anonymous vote later this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be voting for my Florida colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottforFlorida?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottforFlorida<\/a> to be our next Senate GOP leader<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1855661104837378393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be voting for my Florida colleague @ScottforFlorida to be our next Senate GOP leader,&rdquo; Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1855661104837378393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott has now received endorsements from Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Rand Paul (R-KY), along with Rubio. The Florida senator has also received endorsements from various voices in Trumpworld outside of Capitol Hill, but is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224450\/majority-makers-guide-gop-leadership-elections-senate-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"considered\">considered<\/a> the biggest underdog of the three candidates.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-everywhere-should-follow-gov-desantis-lead-and-play-offense\/\" title=\"Republicans Everywhere Should Follow Gov. DeSantis\u2019 Lead and Play Offense\">publicly lobbying<\/a> for Trump to get involved in the leadership race, while others have been more reserved. <\/p>\n<p>Cornyn has been publicly endorsed by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), while Thune has been publicly endorsed by Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). Because of the anonymous voting method, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-only-6-gop-senators-voted-against-democrats-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"PATHETIC: Only 6 GOP Senators Voted Against Democrats\u2019 Stimulus Bill\">senators vote<\/a> for each of the candidates will not be publicly known.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scott had attempted a longshot bid to oust McConnell as leader after the 2022 elections, but lost 37-10. The challenge to McConnell by the Florida Republican in 2022 had marked first contested race for Senate leader of either party since 1996. This year&rsquo;s Republican leadership contest will be hotly contested, unlike two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The vote for Senate Republican Leader will occur Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9:30 a.m., on Capitol Hill, with senators and senators-elect deciding on who will lead the new GOP majority in the upper chamber of Congress. McConnell will still serve in the Senate, but out of leadership, until at least the end of his current term in January 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1877275\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877275\"}});<\/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>Marco Rubio backs Rick Scott for Senate GOP leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2366894,"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\/11\/marco-rubio-senate-gop.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43492,34360,39607,44733],"class_list":["post-2366892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-florida-politics","tag-marco-rubio","tag-rick-scott","tag-senate-gop-leader"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/marco-rubio-senate-gop.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366892","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366896,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366892\/revisions\/2366896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}