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Posted By: Lucky5, 11/13/2024 12:27:34 PM

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years. Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and largely managed operation of the Senate floor since McConnell suffered a concussion from a fall in 2023. Thune beat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) by a vote of 25 to 24, according to two sources familiar.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: MsMontana 11/13/2024 12:30:14 PM (No. 1833618)
Isn't that special. **eyeroll** Tim Sheehy casts his first disappointing vote.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: 100percentTexan 11/13/2024 12:36:17 PM (No. 1833621)
Bad result. Just more of the same RINO leadership.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Jethro bo 11/13/2024 12:36:46 PM (No. 1833622)
Same as Schumer being reelected to the Senate Majority position. All that work xto get the Senate is a waste. WE need a third party that doesn't march to the Democrats tune.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Northcross 11/13/2024 12:37:50 PM (No. 1833623)
This should not be a surprise. The Republican led Senate was never going to be a rubber stamp for Trump's proposals. Way too much ego and way too much special interest money.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: slipstik 11/13/2024 12:38:17 PM (No. 1833624)
Congratulations Mitch, you reelected yourself to the leadership. Why is it the Republicans always, Always, ALWAYS shoot themselves right straight in the crotch? Can somebody please explain that to me? I've been watching these floaters(you know what always floats) for over 70 years, and they haven't missed that shot yet. They just castrated this administration...
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Hazymac 11/13/2024 12:40:09 PM (No. 1833627)
Damn RINOs
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Califedup 11/13/2024 12:42:36 PM (No. 1833628)
Never underestimate the republicans peculiar talent to turn victory into defeat. This is a deep state communist death democrat victory in disguise. President Trump and his team need to hold this corrupt Rhino Traitor Thune’s feet to the fire and call for an open remote after the inauguration for a MAGA Senate Leader and a new Senate is sworn in and investigate McConnell for corruption. Can’t believe the phrase “Why Vote Republican” is coming up again so soon. Secret vote. Disgusting and a big giant finger to us.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: chagrined 11/13/2024 12:57:09 PM (No. 1833639)
Surprise! NOT. The slimy Rino infestation continues to impart gifts. . .to the Demonrats! I guess it's just too much for people in many states to perform their Civic Duty to know who they are voting for. SMDH.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 11/13/2024 12:57:32 PM (No. 1833640)
Damn his black, Deep State heart. Trump should do everything he can to NOT recognize or cooperate with this rat.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Bur Oak 11/13/2024 1:06:18 PM (No. 1833650)
There needs to be a lot of work done at the state level to get rid of RINO's.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: thethirdruffian 11/13/2024 1:06:41 PM (No. 1833651)
What a joke. Worse than McConnell
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Reply 12 - Posted by: udanja99 11/13/2024 1:08:03 PM (No. 1833654)
What a bunch of wusses. I’m thoroughly disgusted.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: thethirdruffian 11/13/2024 1:08:57 PM (No. 1833655)
JD Vance should just preside as President of the Senate as the Constitution states and was done until Calvin Coolidge changed the rules.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 11/13/2024 1:10:11 PM (No. 1833656)
One traitor piece of trash replaced by another traitor piece of trash.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: MsMontana 11/13/2024 1:11:04 PM (No. 1833658)
#5- Because their balls are so damn small there's no chance of a bullet catching either and getting shot off...not that it would matter.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: ConservativeYankee 11/13/2024 1:12:01 PM (No. 1833659)
This stinks of McConnell and is horrible. I won't forgive or forget Thune trashing Trump in the past.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: MsMontana 11/13/2024 1:12:12 PM (No. 1833660)
Don't despair. The House got rid of ineffectual leadership, the Senate can too.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Mass Minority 11/13/2024 1:13:29 PM (No. 1833663)
Last gasp middle finger by the rhino slime festering in DC. There was no need to force this vote in a lame duck session. TheSenate was given a clear mandate by the voters to change up and in typical fashion screwed us over. I hope Trump can leverage something against this pathetic cabal of wasted skin. Good thing I have enough self control to not say what I really think.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: anniebc 11/13/2024 1:33:35 PM (No. 1833674)
The voters have not spoken! If they really want to see PDT and America succeed, they would all resign. Instead, they live to fight another day, being the hope of the left. But just like dems and other leftists, they have to be dragged. Let the dragging begin. We have to fight them at every turn. No rest.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Muguy 11/13/2024 1:50:12 PM (No. 1833683)
Same old RINO crap, just with less corruption and sell out for $$$$ ?
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Reply 21 - Posted by: RCFLyer98 11/13/2024 2:41:45 PM (No. 1833729)
Mitch 2.0 . . . or! worse!
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Reply 22 - Posted by: Starboard_side 11/13/2024 2:55:51 PM (No. 1833733)
And people wonder how the GOP is able to constantly snatch defeat from victory.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: judy 11/13/2024 4:12:22 PM (No. 1833839)
The so called secret vote proves they are veryyyyyy insecure....
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Reply 24 - Posted by: voxpopuli 11/13/2024 5:14:22 PM (No. 1833899)
simple solution 75 million people show up on his doorstep
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Reply 25 - Posted by: Venturer 11/13/2024 8:42:09 PM (No. 1834037)
That sucks and it show the senate is not ready for Trump.
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