Voters gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate, but what the party does with its power largely rests on one anonymous vote.
Republicans are set to vote Wednesday for the next Senate Majority Leader, but their vote will be anonymous. There are currently three contenders: Texas Sen. John Cornyn, Florida Sen. Rick Scott and South Dakota Sen. John Thune. The significance of the outcome of the race for Republican Senate leadership cannot be overstated.
Yes, why? don’t the voters deserve to know their senators’ vision of leadership? https://t.co/hnkghGlTZQ
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) November 11, 2024
Whoever wins the leadership position helps dictate President-elect Donald Trump’s new term. Trump needs an ally to help approve his cabinet and administrative appointments quickly so that he can deliver on the mandate voters gave him to fix the economy, illegal immigration and other issues. In the long term, the position will determine Trump’s ability to get his judicial appointments over the line and ensure legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives makes it quickly to the president’s desk. (ROOKE: Trump Is Already Having Major Impact On Issue Voters Elected Him To Fix)
There is no denying the reality that the old version of the GOP is dead. Voters no longer want a party beholden to forever wars, slow but steady illegal immigration or globalist economics. We want American workers to feel empowered and fruitful in their labor, for America’s borders to be secure and for a full stop to unlimited funding for foreign wars that enrich the military-industrial complex and send Americans to die in other countries.
It’s a new political dawn, and our elected leaders should reflect this. The D.C. political class, however, already shows signs of wanting to install a leader who will likely curtail the incoming Trump administration.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn:
Cornyn is the longest-serving senator in the race for Majority Leader, with four terms under his belt. The political landscape in Texas has changed since he came into office in 2002, and there are rumblings that he will face a pretty heated primary battle when he faces reelection in 2026. Powerful and deep-pocketed forces in Texas claim Cornyn represents a return to establishment politics and is looking for a way to end his political power.
This is a question all Texans should be asking. Unbelievable that @JohnCornyn would stay up all night to defend other countries borders, but not America. https://t.co/6w0QKcrMv9
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) February 13, 2024
Cornyn is a longtime ally of Leader Mitch McConnell and kicked off the 2024 presidential cycle by stating the GOP needed to look anywhere but Trump for........