Former Governor Mike Huckabee told the “Todd Starnes Show” it’s time for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to “step aside” for new GOP leadership.
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Huckabee surprised himself by telling host Todd Starnes this is the first time that he has called for McConnell to step aside.
“I think it’s time for Mitch to step aside,” Huckabee said.
“He went in and tried to upend some of the candidates we had. It’s not his job to pick the nominees for each state. It’s the voters,” he explained.
“He could’ve helped when he hurt it,” Huckabee added. “I think it’s time to clean house, start over and figure out how to win and save the country.”
McConnell told reporters Tuesday, “I think the outcome is pretty clear. I have the votes. I will be elected. The only issues is whether we do it sooner or later.”
McConnell: "I have the votes. I will be elected. The only issue is whether we do it sooner or later." pic.twitter.com/wuuqp5povs
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 15, 2022
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, announced Tuesday to colleagues he is running to unseat McConnell.
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said, “We should not have a Senate GOP leadership vote until we have a clear explanation for why our 2022 campaign efforts failed AND until we have a clear understanding of the political & policy direction for the GOP Senate moving forward.”
We should not have a Senate GOP leadership vote until we have a clear explanation for why our 2022 campaign efforts failed AND until we have a clear understanding of the political & policy direction for the GOP Senate moving forward
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 14, 2022
Scott added, “The status quo is broken. We owe it to our voters to have a real debate about the priorities & direction of the Republican Conference.”
The Senate Republican Conference leadership votes should not move forward this week.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 13, 2022
The status quo is broken. We owe it to our voters to have a real debate about the priorities & direction of the Republican Conference. pic.twitter.com/a1mqQ5GGQV