Senate Republicans defeat push for delays, reelect Thune leader
Ron Johnson, R-Wis., a leader of the effort to delay, said the vote wasn’t particularly close and walked out in protest — but also underscored that his objection wasn’t about Thune, who he said has been “unfairly attacked” by the GOP base.
Key points
- Senate Republicans voted today to proceed with their leadership elections, blowing past delay requests by a handful of members.
- “When you have this kind of defeat, you’d like to at least give people an opportunity to think about it,” Johnson said.
The move paved the way for the reelection of current Republican leader John Thune, putting the rest of his team on the path to keep leading the conference in the next Congress.
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