Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is eying another shot to become Senate Republican leader after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) steps down from his position this fall as the longest-serving leader.
Scott unsuccessfully mounted a protest challenge to McConnell two years ago, but the rare vacancy atop the upper chamber offers a fresh opportunity for the former Florida governor to make his case for a shake-up.
The natural heirs to McConnell are his allies who have served in leadership: Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the former GOP whip, who already announced his run.
However, some believe the landscape has changed on Capitol Hill as the party shifts more to the right with former President Donald Trump’s influence
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