According to Benny Johnson, the whip of rough votes for leadership has been leaked. I have no idea if this is accurate, but in general terms it seems about correct. Thune with 24 votes, Cornyn with 18, Scott with 11. That math tracks with what I would anticipate.
Rick Scott is essentially the 2024 version of Jim DeMint.
A GOP Senate Source has leaked the internal whip-count for the Leadership Vote. The final votes will be on a secret ballot Wednesday.
Here is where the race stands now:
Cornyn (18)
Scott (11)
Thune (24)
Details:
Banks – Thune
Barrasso – Thune
Blackburn – Thune
Boozman – Cornyn
Britt – Cornyn
Budd – Cornyn
Capito – Cornyn
Cassidy – Thune
Collins – Thune
Cornyn – Cornyn
Cotton – Thune
Cramer – Thune
Crapo – Cornyn
Cruz – Thune
Curtis – Thune
Daines – Thune
Ernst – Cornyn
Fischer – Cornyn
Graham – Cornyn
Grassley – Cornyn
Hagerty – Scott
Hawley – Cornyn
Hoeven – Thune
Hyde-Smith – Cornyn
Johnson – Scott
Justice – Thune
Kennedy – Cornyn
Lankford – Cornyn
Lee – Scott
Lummis – Thune
Marshall – Scott
McConnell – Thune
McCormick – Cornyn
Moran – Cornyn
Moreno – Scott
Mullin – Thune
Murkowski – Thune
Paul – Scott
Ricketts – Cornyn
Risch – Cornyn
Rounds – Thune
Rubio – Scott
Schmitt – Scott
Scott (FL) – Scott
Scott (SC) – Thune
Sheehy – Thune
Sullivan – Thune
Tillis – Thune
Thune – Cornyn
Tuberville – Scott
Vance – Scott
Wicker – Thune
Young – Thune
[SOURCE]
If they did a second round with only Thune and Cornyn, the Scott group would probably split 50/50 (or a little better) in Thune’s favor.
Like I said, don’t get emotional on this one. The upper chamber is a completely self-preserving, hardened silo.
President Trump is taking the pragmatic, optimal solution approach, and negotiating his priority nominations past the leadership race.
what everyone needs to remember,the mcconnell team helped biden damage our country.
McConnell wouldn’t give one penny to Keri Lake for her Senate campaign, but gave millions to loser RINO Never-Trump Larry Hogan in Maryland.
Of course not. He already knew that race was going to be rigged against her. Last thing he wants is her in his senate mucking up the gravy train.
As did Thune
Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
John Thune on whether he would support Trump running for President:
“I’m hoping we get other options.”
Cont…
https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1855811108931854753
RINO to the core.
Know your enemies, then work from there
Collins, Burasso, Murkowski all voting for Thune – Thune is part of team Rino
Cornyn is anti 2A automatic Rino.
To my disappointment, so is Marsh Blackburn. If so, I think she can count this as her last term as a senator.
You can include just reelected Josh Hawley in your disappointment, too.
He turned swamp rather fast…
Josh Hawley reminds me of that gal from New Zealand – wondering if they were separated at birth?
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018 – Jacinda Ardern – Wikipedia
Blackburn was just reelected. She has stabbed us in the back repeatedly. Not as bad as McCain but very very close.
People like Blackburn are why Tennessee with a super Republican Majority has purple laws. Her good friend Gov Lee of what we need is a Red Flag Law is about to completely destroy Tennessee Education.
Recall has no date of expiration. Recall can start as soon as they are sworn in!!
Please disregard, Terry .
Federal Recall not possible.
Your deductions leave Scott! IMHO you are correct!
It might be good to bother to take a look at that Bill.
It had nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment.
I actually read these things.
McConnell 2.0: Leaked Whip Count Points to Business as Usual for RINO-Controlled Senate
Excerpt:
If the list pans out and Thune is selected, it will not bode well for America. He is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, and fully compromised by every special interest out there. The list of groups who “own” Thune include Big Pharma, Ukraine, and the Military Industrial Complex. Let’s pray Scott can pull off an upset.
https://thelibertydaily.com/mcconnell-2-0-leaked-whip-count-points-business
And if my senator, Benedict Arnold Hawley, votes for him this will be his final six YEARS as a senator. Damage Trump’s agenda at your own peril….unless of course YOU Senator Hawley got 51% of the popular vote in America. What a POS.
and trump saved and was his campaign whenhe got in, doing rallies for hawley in SEast Missouri.
donald needs to make the call over and we need to make the many calls over to hawley.
hawley is done. he’ll be lobbying for ann wagners Indian import votes to save hus job.
Recall him as soon as he’s sworn in!! Don’t let him waste another six years in RINO antics.
Strike this!
No federal recall available.
Let him know that you know.
You don’t know WHAT it is but it must be pretty bad!
Well, maybe the list of compromised positions needs to be “leaked”. Perhaps the American public can lean on senators. They’ve had it with special interests.
If he’s appointed Recall may be the answer; and every Senator that voted for him!!
We gave Trump a ‘mandate’ to clean out the swamp, We have the numbers!
Please strike this; Federal Recall not possible.
If only those who think they can continue to hide whatever it is that is driving their compromise will just realize it is useless.
Thune, Cornyn and all the Senators apparently sufficiently compromised that they are voting for him will it all revealed and they won’t be able to stop it anymore than they can stop the rain once it starts.
Even if Senators who vote for Thune or Cornyn are not up for reelection very soon, they need to be mortified and humiliated as the public finds out their misdeeds.
Sean Davis
@seanmdav
John Cornyn, who is currently running for Senate Majority Leader, called me a Nazi sympathizer last year when I said the U.S. should secure its own border before spending hundreds of billions of dollars on Ukraine.
Cont…
Wow, what a tool.
Just look at that sour face and arrogance on Thunes face. This is really bad news.
I can’t wait until this bunch of leadership is out of office. You can’t lay all the blame on them, the people keep voting them in. Why should they change.
“also John Cornyn
On the great
@KenPaxtonTX”….
Cornyn – what a squish.
Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
Video resurfaces of Senator John Cornyn saying Trump “can’t win in 2024” because he doesn’t appeal to people beyond his base.
Trump won the 2024 election in a landslide by appealing to people beyond his base.
Cornyn is currently fighting for the GOP Senate leader position but there are growing concerns about whether or not he would promote Trump’s agenda.
Video…
We need a bigger boat.
Nah, we just need to throw some of the passengers overboard.
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I’m not sure I want any of them.
Thune will be McConnell, Jr.
He will do more to derail PDJT and the MAGA agenda than any Democrat.
If can influence the SOH, we’re really screwed.
Senate voting record for Scott, Thune & Cornyn:
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1855821502391943620
When PDJT introduced cowboy Cornyn at his Dallas MAGA Rally, all you could heard were BOO, BOO, RINO !
He spoke for 5 minutes, obviously cut short by poor reception
Q: “Why is the Senate Leadership vote secret?!”
A: They have something to hide.
Disappointing but not surprising that Sheehy is voting for Thune. He claims to be for veterans but I have personal experience in which that’s not the case. I lived near him and contacted his office to request to meet Sheehy for a coffee since I was on the job hunt at that time. He never took my calls and I stressed to his admin assistant that I was looking for leads and not seeking a job with his company. So much for helping veterans….well, at least he got Tester out of the Senate.
So in other words the GOP UniParty Backstabbers are uniting against President Trump. DJT should not stand for this!!!!! We the People have spoken in an honest election and he has EVERY RIGHT to pick a team who will support the initiatives he ran on. It was a national LANDSLIDE. It is a national MANDATE. Screw these corrupt RINOs. If President Trump is listening I really hope he hears us that THIS is one of the most important battlegrounds that is supremely important to FIGHT, FIGHt, FIGHT! NO MORE TREASONOUS MITCH McCONNELL CLONES. Enough is ENOUGH!
I find it interesting that Cruz was whining about McConnell not supporting him financially in this election, but then the idiot is voting for the organ grinder’s monkey.
People railed against Trump because he saw right through Ted Cruz.
Cruz is such an A$$ kisser.
Wish Texas would get somebody better than him in that district.
District??? He’s a Senator. He has no district.
Am I the only one to figure out this “list” can’t possibly be true?
Thune votes for Cornyn?
Cruz votes for Thune?
McCormick votes for anyone?
McCormick is not even there yet – Schumer has said he can’t come to Orientation.
Can’t blame Trump or complain he didn’t do much if people keep electing red team senators and congressmen who oppose him.
It’s like voting for Lindsey Graham while saying you want peace.
I hope/pray President Trump gets involved in this vote for Senate Majority Leader. This is a critical position for advancing his agenda, and his public support of TScott or anyone-besides-Thune-Cornyn, could likely make the difference.
I anticipate he will stay out of it because he knows he can’t change the highly probable outcome, and the media would highlight it as a very significant failure.
My question is –Can they vote Thune out come Spring if he wins
No
What if the Scott-group refuse to vote for neither of the other two? I mean they won’t get any committee chairs anyways. Just abstain from the vote.
Or make a deal like they had in the house that if they don’t follow a certain plan, the Leader of the Senate can be removed.
AZ GOP endorses Scott…
Chairman of GA GOP endorses Scott…
The reality is Trump needs a leader the followers will follow. It needs to be someone who can keep the Rinos in line. It may not be the guy we personally like, but we need someone who can deliver the goods. It will be up to the Donald to keep him in line.
The leader controls the money. It is what has been keeping those friendly to MAGA in line.
Reality for some of these folks does not appear to be on the Agenda – lot more Hysteria a circular firing squad.
However, I have a LOT of faith in TeamTrump to know what’s what & who’s who.
He’s up in 2026. Let’s see if Texas makes the right decision, or re-elects him then continues to complain about how much of a rino he is
Interesting – searches show absolutely nothing about this. I assume people know thar John LeFevre is a has been investment banker who ran a hoax for years about working for Goldman Sachs & now gives fashion advice.
Why in the world is this a secret ballot on the final votes?
This is a ballot inside the Republican Senate and has nothing to do with people voting in an election…kinda like a private club and the members vote to establish a leader to take care of business within the club.
The one chosen gets first shot at the microphone to report the workings and manipulation of what is taking place within the legislation.
Pretty convenient this private voting excluding us voters. I think the Republican Senate “club” belongs to we the people.
I’ve learned to not underestimate the ability of the GOP to completely screw up a good thing.
Thune and Cornyn are loathesome.
Josh Hawley is endorsing Cornyn.
Ted “Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve lover” Cruz is endorsing Thune.
This is utterly disgusting. Everything Patriot citizens including Trump have gone through since 2020 only to have the GOPe now ruin it.
I don’t exactly hate the Democrats–they are by nature liars and thieves. I do hate much of the GOP for claiming to be different but for that deceptive reason in some ways being worse than the Democrats or at at least equally wicked but just from a different angle.
Grrrrrrrrr…..
Scott is a lot better than Thune. Thune is a little better than Cornyn.
Our best hope is that these McConnel Anti Americans will turn up on Epstein or Diddy lists video included. Haha Now that would be a comeuppance. lol
Why did Thune vote for Cornyn? lol
Bingo ! This list is a joke.
Wasnt Cornyn the one one who shoved the BLM-demanded Juneteenth holiday upon us?
Doubtful- Texas has had Juneteenth as a State Holiday for decades – it shouldn’t be a National Holiday.
There are plenty of reasons to dislike any Senator or CongressCritter – I write to mine regularly. However, why make up crazy stuff? All that does is destroy credibility- f the person making up gossip.
Most in the senate are RINOs……dems will still control the senate, the rinos will run to schumer the schmuck for advise…
The GOP controlled senate will block MAGA at every turn.
Great example of why this body needs term limits. 3 terms should be the limit. Instead we get people in hospice level health condition. What an embarrassment. Completely out of touch group.
I wrote my Senator Marsha Blackburn and told her NO to Thune and Cornyn. I have no opinion about Scott. I told her that “secret voting” is against American principles and we need MAGA in charge. It probably won’t do any good.
Would be nice if this “internal vote count” had results similar to the stunningly accurate Presidential polling results…. :>)
That Ted Cruz is selecting the same man for leadership as Murkowski makes this Tea Party Texan want to vomit. Texas has two Republican Senators with TDS and it’s shameful.
Kick Texas out of the Union – that will teach them.
This Hysterical Meltdown is getting humorous at this point.
McCormick is already betraying Pennsylvania.
McCormick is not even there yet – Schumer is trying to keep him out.
Details, please.
Call your Senators daily, especially Kennhy, Cruz and Hawley who sent texts out multiple times daily to conservatives begging for money. Demand change in leadership. “NO” McCommie clone. Rick Scott must be voted for.
IF and I mean a huge, BIG, IF…these sob’s HIRE either Cornyn or Thun: WAR ON. War accepted.
Let’s GO USA. Let’s GO America.
Make THEM PAY.
No damn VOTE ON capitol hill SHOULD EVER be secretive.
IT’S OUR GOVt…It’s NOT a secret. VOTING is transparent and open.
HIDE behind those votes and choose Corny or Thune, you weak-as***….
LOOK at the list.
Ole darling Marsha Blackburn who runs to Breitbart (stopped listening last yr) EVERY WK to PROCLAIM her conservatism…
BOTH NC senators (Trump just WON this state, yet again) VOTING Thune and Coryn…
Cruz? Come on Tx, put the heat on his **ss….
La’s Kennedy, who everyone loves to hear his snarky jokes (long ago thought it was a ploy to place his anti-conservativism away from attn) VOTING against Scott.
So, you see. IT’S ALL TALK and HIDING for MOST of our representatives.
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!!
PUT HEAT on Scott for Speaker….
Let’s roll….
Husband and I just contacted Tillis and Budd to change their vote. And demanded they start representing NC!!
Tillis is as bad they come. Pretends conservatism only in the few months leading to when due for election. Once back in office, immediately starts pushing “amnesty” and other deep-state priorities. Prime focus on taking him out in 2026.
Budd gave an impression of being MAGA when he ran in 2022. he has been hiding out with little effort to show himself. Have been suspicious, as he seems to be missing in action on key issues. Seems like he is outing himself as one eyeing long term grifting, and staying on swimming in the swamp.
Trump, Vance need to put the word & msg OUT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put the HEAT on…..
McConnell and his commie wife ain’t in charge any longer. They held him hostage 1st term. NOTHING to lose…..BLAST’EM.
I would like to point out that Pennsylvania most likely elected another RINO in Dave McCormick. He ran as a supporter of the MAGA agenda. But I’m highly suspicious. He is apparently supporting Cornyn. Obviously he will be better than Casey but not expecting much from him.
I hear you SD, but Thune will undermine DJT at every opportunity as he thinks he is more important that any Trump agenda item.
All these bastards that get elected suddenly think they are special and better than those who elected them. The only way this cluster ever changes is term limits!
So, the Last Stand for the Deep State is the U.S. Senate?
Remember there are $Trillions of self-help funds at stake from the American Taxpayer.
Trump has to weigh in. Period.
Trump HAS TO BRING THE HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There should be a third column with a preferred primary candidate for all those voting Thune or Cornyn.
John Thune is McConnell again. How to overcome the swamp? All three of the men named here are swamp creatures – Cornyn being the greatest offender. Can Trump affect this decision?
Recall of Senators is an option provided by the US Constitution; time??
Maybe the threat will be enough; get the ball rolling for January??
Selection of a Leader should include US.
Isn’t it about time that we the people got a say in who the senate and house leaders are? How did it come to pass that we were completely left out of the loop, in the first place?
None of McConnell’s three stooges: Thune, Cornyn and Barraso.