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Scott Lashes Out at McConnell in Sign of Dimming Republican Hopes for Senate
Source: New York Times
The Senates Republican campaign chief on Thursday appeared to escalate an ugly quarrel with the partys longtime leader in the chamber, Senator Mitch McConnell, in the latest sign of the G.O.P.s eroding confidence about winning back the majority in November.
Without naming Mr. McConnell, Senator Rick Scott of Florida, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, lashed out in a blistering opinion piece in The Washington Examiner at Republicans he said were trash-talking the partys candidates, an apparent reference to comments last month in which Mr. McConnell said that candidate quality could harm the G.O.P.s chances of retaking the Senate. Mr. Scott called such remarks treasonous and said those who make them should pipe down.
Unfortunately, many of the very people responsible for losing the Senate last cycle are now trying to stop us from winning the majority this time by trash-talking our Republican candidates, Mr. Scott wrote. Its an amazing act of cowardice, and ultimately, its treasonous to the conservative cause.
Speaking to reporters in his home state last month, Mr. McConnell conceded that Republicans had a stronger chance of winning back control of the House than the Senate in November.
Without naming Mr. McConnell, Senator Rick Scott of Florida, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, lashed out in a blistering opinion piece in The Washington Examiner at Republicans he said were trash-talking the partys candidates, an apparent reference to comments last month in which Mr. McConnell said that candidate quality could harm the G.O.P.s chances of retaking the Senate. Mr. Scott called such remarks treasonous and said those who make them should pipe down.
Unfortunately, many of the very people responsible for losing the Senate last cycle are now trying to stop us from winning the majority this time by trash-talking our Republican candidates, Mr. Scott wrote. Its an amazing act of cowardice, and ultimately, its treasonous to the conservative cause.
Speaking to reporters in his home state last month, Mr. McConnell conceded that Republicans had a stronger chance of winning back control of the House than the Senate in November.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/politics/rick-scott-mitch-mcconnell-senate.html
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Scott Lashes Out at McConnell in Sign of Dimming Republican Hopes for Senate (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2022
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PJMcK
(22,139 posts)1. I love it when Republicans fight amongst themselves
It gives me hope.
And it's fun because they all suck.
MurrayDelph
(5,318 posts)3. Chuck Todd would still
call this "Democrats in Disarray."
raising2moredems
(647 posts)5. Missing..
Tim Russert and George Carlin. Both would have had and still out be having a hey day.
ToxMarz
(2,173 posts)2. Scott's angry McConnell admitted out loud
that the Emporer has no clothes.
liberalla
(9,310 posts)4. Scott shouldn't have spent all that republican senate campaign $$ if he wanted to win seats
Come on! and he points the finger at turtle, after his own stupidity ??
Talitha
(6,717 posts)6. Stupid is as stupid does.
robbob
(3,553 posts)7. "Treasonous to the conservative cause"???
Wait a minute; if youre treasonous to traitors doesnt that cancel out? Kind of like a double negative?