NEW: Senate Minority Leader McConnell has been re-elected as Republican leader, defeating Sen. Rick Scott in what was the most serious challenge McConnell has faced after leading the Republican caucus for 15 years.
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was re-elected as Republican leader on Wednesday, defeating a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that reflects growing angst within the party after it underperformed in the midterm elections.
The McConnell-Scott battle represents a larger clash over the direction and governing vision of the party, with the two men offering conflicting theories on why the GOP failed to win Senate seats in the midterms, with. It is the most serious challenge McConnell has faced for his position after leading the Republican caucus for 15 years.
McConnell offered a different prognosis of the Republican losses in his Tuesday press conference, attributing them toand chaotic behavior within the party that he said “frightened” independents and moderate voters. McConnell is now on track to become the longest-serving Senate caucus leader in history. Scott chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2022 cycle, which ended in disappointment after the party failed to gain the one seat it needed to capture control of the chamber.
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