Sen. Ted Cruz held back when asked if he would back Cornyn. “Oh, there’ll be plenty of time to assess those questions,” he told reporters.
Sen. Mitch McConnell , the Senate Minority Leader, speaks with Sen. John Cornyn at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, January 23, 2023.After years serving among the top — but not the very top — of Senate Republican leadership, Texas’ senior senator has a chance at the job he has long wanted: Senate Republican leader. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his plans to retire from the post Wednesday after 17 years leading his party.
Two other senators have emerged as potential contenders for the job. The current Republican whip, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, is also a likely contender. Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso of Wyoming has also hinted interest in the past. Neither said Wednesday if they would run. McConnell’s control over his party has gradually fractured as Republicans shifted increasingly to the right since Donald Trump’s presidency. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida ran against McConnell for leader in November 2022 — the first time McConnell was challenged for the job. Cruz was a vocal backer of Scott’s bid, which put him at odds with Cornyn as he criticized McConnell for failing to capture the Senate from Democratic control in that year’s midterm elections.
Other Senators largely kept to themselves on whom they would back, some jokingly saying they would back “John.” But unlike Cornyn, Thune has the enthusiastic backing of his fellow home-state senator, Mike Rounds. Including the Cornyn Victory Committee, Cornyn raised a total of over $20 million in the 2022 cycle, when neither he nor Cruz were up for reelection.
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