GOP Insiders Push Back on Tuesday Leadership Vote After Election Losses
Senators from key states argue the party needs time to regroup before choosing new leaders.
The Senate GOP leadership elections are scheduled for Tuesday, but after last week's Election Night losses Republicans are feeling pressure to postpone the vote.
Sen. Dave McCormick, a Republican from a key battleground state who is seen as more moderate, has endorsed the call to delay, saying, "As I've shared with Leader Thune, I don't believe we should move to leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of…".
Sen. Ron Johnson and four allies are also pushing to delay Tuesday's leadership elections, adding to the growing chorus of GOP members demanding more time.
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Senate Republican calls for delayed leadership election
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), a more moderate Republican from a key battleground state, is endorsing a call by conservative Senate GOP colleagues to delay the party’s leadership elections scheduled for Tuesday. “As I’ve shared with Leader Thune, I don’t believe we should move to leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of…
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Senate GOP rebels move to delay leadership vote, demand reckoning after midterm disaster
Senate Republicans face a push from Ron Johnson and four allies to delay Tuesday's leadership elections after last week's stunning Election Night losses.
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- Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) is a Republican from a key battleground state and is considered more moderate.
- Sen. Dave McCormick endorses a call by conservative Senate GOP colleagues to delay the party's leadership elections.
- Senate GOP leadership elections are scheduled for Tuesday.
- "As I've shared with Leader Thune, I don't believe we should move to leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of…"
- Sen. Ron Johnson and four allies are pushing to delay Tuesday's leadership elections.
- Senate Republicans face a push to delay Tuesday's leadership elections after last week's Election Night losses.
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