McConnell Defeats Scott , in Secret-Ballot Election.<br />NBC News reports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell beat challenger Rick Scott <br />by a vote of 37-10 on Nov. 16.<br />NBC News reports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell beat challenger Rick Scott <br />by a vote of 37-10 on Nov. 16.<br />Ahead of the vote, Scott said, "I believe it’s time for the Senate Republican Conference to be far more bold and resolute than we have been in the past.".<br />We must start saying what we are for, not just what we are against. I do not believe we can simply continue to say the Democrats are radical, which they are. , Sen. Rick Scott, via letter to Senate Republicans, as reported by NBC News.<br />Republican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values, Sen. Rick Scott, via letter to Senate Republicans, as reported by NBC News.<br />After the vote, McConnell, who's led the Republican caucus for 15 years, said, "I don't own this job." .<br />Anybody who wants to run for it can feel free to do so. So I’m not in any way offended by having an opponent or having a few votes in opposition. <br />I’m pretty proud of 37 to 10, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, via statement.<br />NBC News reports that many Republicans attribute <br />the GOP's 2022 midterm losses to Scott's role as chair <br />of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.<br />This year, Republicans failed to seize the seat they needed <br />to control the Senate, handing it over to Democrats.<br />This year, Republicans failed to seize the seat they needed <br />to control the Senate, handing it over to Democrats.<br />Sen. Steve Daines was elected as the committee's new chair on Nov. 16.<br />NBC News reports that he plans to help cultivate a <br />"strong, lasting majority for the Republicans in 2024."
