Republican infighting escalates after election drubbing
The News Fresh off what one senator called a “good old-fashioned shellacking,” Republicans are now turning to a more painful phase of their post-election soul-searching: the airing of grievances.
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- “It’s obnoxious, particularly at this moment.” Trump said on Monday that it’s up to the GOP senators to make a call on Thune, calling him a “very fine man” but lamenting that he wishes “they could get more produced.” Thune said he didn’t see how delaying the election “solves anything” but agreed the GOP needs to discuss its future.
- She said the election was a wakeup call for Republicans to take Americans’ concerns about rising prices more seriously: “Message received.” That doesn’t mean it will necessarily translate into a binding….
- Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who is leading the effort to delay the leadership election, was even more harsh: “After that stunning defeat, we just can’t continue on business as usual.
“I think we have to talk, but I don’t see why we’d need to change the leadership to do that.” Beneath the procedural battle are huge debates within the Republican Party about where to turn next.
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- Though the losses this month are several magnitudes greater, several Republican senators said they don’t expect the vote to prevail.
- He said “people who are overly surprised” by the election result “probably aren’t being honest with themselves.” Retiring Sen.
- I think it’s probably time for people in Congress to take responsibility for what Congress did.” Hawley cited Medicaid cuts, the GOP’s closeness to data centers, its turn away from anti-abortion priorities, and its move to “abandon” poor people and the working class.
- Either way, the party’s second-guessing of Thune and President Donald Trump — not to mention its uncertainty about its own agenda — will come to a head on Tuesday morning in the Old Senate Chamber.
- They will then vote on whether to delay the elections of Thune and the rest of the leadership team, which includes Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming; Conference Chair Tom Cotton of Arkansas; Sen.
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