Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is in position to be re-elected as GOP leader, some Republican senators said, with conference elections set for Wednesday.
Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume weighs in on leadership votes following the midterms on "Special Report."has strong odds of keeping his post atop the conference despite simmering discontent among some members and a push to delay leadership elections.
But after disappointing midterms, eight GOP senators are calling for leadership elections to be delayed, with some of them apparently making McConnell the target of their criticism.says, ‘No, you cannot have a plan, we’re just going to run against how bad the Democrats are.' And actually then they cave into the Democrats," said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on"Sunday Morning Futures."Now they want to rush through an election.
But Lummis appears to be taking a more calculated approach, and she said she doesn't think most of the conference is currently in favor of delaying elections.
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