{"id":2368548,"date":"2024-11-13T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-from-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary-john-thune\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T14:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:36:25","slug":"senate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-from-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary-john-thune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-from-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary-john-thune\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Eliminate Rick Scott from Leadership Contention, Elect Former Trump Adversary John Thune"},"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%2Fsenate-republicans-eliminate-rick-scott-from-leadership-contention-elect-former-trump-adversary-john-thune%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=2368548&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>On \u2063Wednesday, Senate Republicans elected Senator John Thune\u200b of South Dakota as their new\u2063 leader, defeating Senator John Cornyn\u2062 of Texas in a second-ballot vote with 29 votes to \u200c24. Thune&#8217;s victory came after Senator Rick Scott of Florida, who had been challenging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-i-am-a-gen-z-republican-and-my-time-in-the-trenches-taught-me-this-about-2024\/\" title=\"Karoline Leavitt: I Am a Gen Z Republican and My Time in the Trenches Taught Me This About 2024\">establishment leadership<\/a>\u2062 with a MAGA-aligned\u200d approach, was eliminated in the \u200cfirst \u2063round of voting as the\u2062 lowest vote-getter. Former President Donald Trump did\u2062 not publicly endorse \u200dany candidate in this leadership contest, which will see Thune replace current Minority Leader\u200c Mitch McConnell at the end of the Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Thune, who has been the Number Two \u2064Republican in the Senate since his \u2062election in 2004, has previously clashed with Trump, particularly regarding Trump&#8217;s claims about the 2020 election. Despite\u200d this, many of Trump&#8217;s\u2063 supporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including notable media figures<\/a> and influencers, backed Thune over Scott. \u200cThune&#8217;s \u200cleadership comes \u200cat \u2064a time\u2062 when divisions exist within the party, especially among Trump loyalists and traditional Republicans.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their new leader.<\/p>\n<p>Thune was elected in a second-ballot contest, defeating Sen. John Cornyn of Texas 29 votes to 24, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1856744520014045571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punchbowl News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maga-favorite-rick-scott-wins-votes-eve-crucial-senate-leadership-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Scott<\/a> of Florida, who was mounting a MAGA-based challenge to the established Senate GOP leadership, was eliminated from the running in the first ballot, being the lowest vote-getter, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1856741551864529042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punchbowl News <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THUNE WINS 29-24 over Cornyn<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1856744520014045571?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS &mdash; SECOND BALLOT. Thune and Cornyn advance. Scott was lowest vote getter<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1856741551864529042?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> did not make a public endorsement in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Thune will replace current Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has said he would step down as leader at the end of this Congress.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4987085-senate-republican-whip-thune-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, many of Trump&rsquo;s supporters from outside of the Senate, such as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy made last-minute pitches for Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the endorsements, even Trump supporters were lining up behind Thune.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&ldquo;I&rsquo;d advise [Trump] just to stay out of the race,&rdquo; Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma said before the vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/04\/politics\/senate-gop-leadership-election-trump\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thune, 63, has been the chamber&rsquo;s Number Two Republican behind McConnell. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/senate-republicans-choose-new-leader-mitch-mcconnell-steps-rcna179670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Thune clashed after the 2020 election when Thune declined to support Trump&rsquo;s challenge to now-President Joe Biden&rsquo;s victory. In December 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/531227-no-2-gop-senator-efforts-to-overturn-election-would-go-down-like-a-shot-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported at the time, Thune predicted the efforts would &ldquo;go down like a shot dog.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 1, 2021, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1345077337633787905?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called for<\/a> South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem or some other Republican to challenge Thune in the Senate primary in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Noem declined, and Thune faced only token opposition in the primary. He cruised to re-election in the general election with 70 percent of the vote, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-south-dakota-sd-state-wire-0afc1e776f06806b756836261e37be30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-not-immune-prosecution-2020-election-interference-case-us-appeals-court-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2020 election<\/a> was certified, Thune said Trump did people a &ldquo;disservice&rdquo; by challenging the results and said Trump bore some responsibility for the Jan . 6, 2021, Capitol incursion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is, because of the ongoing claims about fraud in the election, got a lot of people very spun up, and I think he did a disservice to people across this country, including many in South Dakota that I&rsquo;ve heard from who believe that the election was stolen,&rdquo; Thune told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/local-news\/thune-calls-trumps-messaging-a-disservice-says-election-won-and-lost-fairly-and-squarely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KELO-TV<\/a> in Sioux Falls in a Jan. 18 interview.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding whether the election was stolen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-biden-act-like-buddies-meet-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>, Thune concluded, &ldquo;It was not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The election was won and lost fairly and squarely,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sen-tester-canceling-keystone-pipeline-was-a-mistake\/\" title=\"Democrat Sen. Tester: Canceling Keystone pipeline was a mistake\">senator added<\/a>. &ldquo;There are always incidents of irregularities and fraud as there are in every election, but nothing on a level that would have changed any outcome in any state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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John Thune from South Dakota as their new leader. Thune won in a second ballot, securing 29 votes against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who received 24 votes, as reported by Punchbowl News. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who was challenging the traditional Senate GOP leadership with a MAGA approach, was eliminated in the first round due to receiving the fewest votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Scott-v-Thune.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44946,39607,35272],"class_list":["post-2368548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-john-thune","tag-rick-scott","tag-senate-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Scott-v-Thune.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368548","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368548"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368552,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368548\/revisions\/2368552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}