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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November

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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
BY MICHAEL TACKETT - February 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.

“One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today ... to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”

His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.
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https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mc...tepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366
 
What RINO will replace him? I've seen Cornyn suggested - another horrible corrupt bastard. Is senate leader just based upon seniority?
 
Any realists around here?

John Thune is 2nd in charge now

What is the 2nd in charge position called? My brain has categorized Thune as bad but I don't recall why. Pro proxy wars, perhaps?
 
https://twitter.com/3YearLetterman/status/1762918822791532856
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BREAKING: House Freedom Caucus has called for Senator Mitch McConnell to be replaced immediately instead of waiting until November
 
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