After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sabotaged Republicans in the 2022 midterms — pulling spending from competitive GOP candidates such as Blake Masters and even actively spending money against state GOP-endorsed candidates like Alaska’s Kelly Tshibaka — a growing chorus of Republicans is signaling it’s time for McConnell’s tenure in Senate leadership to end.
Here are all the Republican senators and senators-elect who have so far indicated McConnell needs to go.
Josh Hawley
At a rally the day before Election Day, the soon-to-be senior senator from Missouri reportedly said, when asked who should lead the GOP in the Senate, “not Mitch McConnell.”
“I’m not sure if any other senator will run or not. Nobody’s indicated they would. But my view is that we need new leadership in that position,” he told reporters.
In an interview with RealClearPolitics on Friday, Hawley blamed McConnell and “Washington Republicanism” for Republicans’ lack of a clear midterm strategy. “I’m not going to support the current leadership in the party,” he reiterated. Hawley also slammed McConnell for caving to Democrats’ demands on a gun control bill and a climate spending wishlist “billed as infrastructure,” and for abandoning Republicans in key midterm races.
Marco Rubio
The Florida senator who earned a huge victory margin in his reelection bid took to Twitter on Friday to call for the “Senate GOP leadership vote next week” to be “postponed.”
“First we need to make sure that those who want to lead us are genuinely committed to fighting for the priorities & values of the working Americans (of every background) who gave us big wins in states like #Florida,” Rubio wrote.
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It’s just a shame that McConnell won’t get what he deserves.
(until he stands before God, that is)
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
He’s glued to his office and can’t leave yet. There’s more manure yet to spread to his breeders, They Eat A Lot.
Horse Shit don’t grow on trees you know.
You gotta have friends. Look at them over there. They don’t treat the Honorable Nancy this way. We gotta stick together , like always.
One for All and Two for Me and all that stuff I said for so long now.
Slow and Steady, eh?
*hepme
I believe it is past time that Mitch McConnell be thrown out of the Republican Party. Don’t half-step with that duplicitous weasel!
Lip service to keep us duped. Next up is the we tryed speech after he’s reappointed leader.
Old Turtle made sure those who would help vote him out lost their elections
He’s ok being minority leader but couldn’t take the chance
He wouldn’t be the leader
Shameful and despicable how he didn’t help in Arizona
Lure him out with a head of lettuce!
I’m sure he’s digging for skeletons or photos right now. Bastard Chinese stooge.
Jo and Fetterneck will be sad! Without Mitch’s help Fetterneck would not have won!