Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses
Republican senators weighed a delay as they regrouped after losing at least seven Senate seats and reconsidered the party’s leadership direction.
- Senate Republicans reelected John Thune of South Dakota as their party leader despite losing at least seven seats and their Senate majority in the midterm elections.
- Although some GOP senators called for delaying the leadership vote to reassess the party’s electoral losses and consider changes, Thune retained broad support and ran unopposed.
- Thune faced no announced challenger, despite criticism from senators including Ron Johnson and Josh Hawley, who questioned whether proceeding with the vote so soon would demonstrate a willingness to change course.
- Jim Lankford, Oklahoma Sen, reported "widespread support" among Republicans for John Thune, South Dakota Sen, who remains the sole candidate and promised a "very fulsome, robust conversation" about the conference's future.
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Senate Republicans voting on whether to keep Thune as leader
Senate Republicans are voting Tuesday afternoon on whether to keep South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority, Thune is expected to prevail, given that…
John Thune reelected as Senate Republican leader after tense day of discussions about midterm defeats
Senate Republicans are meeting for a second time Tuesday as they decide whether to delay elections for Republican leadership. South Dakota Sen. John Thune is seeking to keep his post as Republican leader just a week after steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority.
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Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses
Senate Republicans have reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after a tense day of discussions about steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority.
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