Republican-on-Republican violence continues in the final days of the Senate race, with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott telling his side of the continuing contretemps with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Asked by TV host Mark Levin how much support McConnell has given his campaign, Scott said the Kentucky Senator offered “nothing.”
“He’s not going to help my campaign,” Scott said. “As a matter of fact, with less than two weeks left in a race, he attacks Donald Trump, a Republican nominee, and attacks me when I’m in a competitive race. The two competitive races in the Senate are Ted Cruz’s and my race, and he attacks me and then doesn’t support me financially, and he’s got this gigantic super PAC. So, this is about his power, not about making sure we get a Republican majority.”
As many readers know, Scott is the richest man in the Senate with a propensity historically for self-funding.
The beef between the two Senators goes back a couple of years.
McConnell’s upcoming memoir blames Scott for losing the Senate majority in 2022, when Republicans were talking up a red wave and Scott was predicting as many as 55 seats could be won.
“I don’t think Rick makes a very good victim,” McConnell said. “I think he did a poor job of running the (Senate campaign) committee.”
Scott responded Friday, lumping in Kentucky colleague’s qualms about “damage” that Trump and his MAGA movement inflicted on the GOP in his response.
“While Leader McConnell and I have fundamental disagreements, I am shocked that he would attack a fellow Republican Senator and the Republican nominee for President just two weeks out from an election,” Scott said.
During the 2022 cycle, McConnell voiced concerns about “candidate quality” that Scott dismissed.
After the Midterm Elections, when Scott’s promise to flip the Senate Republican went unfulfilled, the Senator mustered just 10 votes in a failed leadership challenge.
7 comments
Michael K
October 28, 2024 at 3:53 pm
Aww! Poor baby! Mitch hurt his widdle feelings! Wah wah wah!
Sex workers for Harris.
October 28, 2024 at 4:37 pm
Blue Anon cultist losers are petty.
PeterH
October 28, 2024 at 4:10 pm
Internal conflicts within today’s GOP presents an opportunity for America’s advantage and success!
Republicans are America’s worst enemy!
Vote all Republicans out of office.
Sex workers for Harris.
October 28, 2024 at 4:39 pm
Wrong again! You blue Anon cultists are the enemy and will be treated that way.
Jay Smif
October 28, 2024 at 5:04 pm
Come try it, MAGA cocksucker. We dare you.
George
October 28, 2024 at 5:12 pm
Ha Ha Ha…Poor baby
A Cat in A MAGA got Arrested
October 28, 2024 at 5:38 pm
You don’t have any legal power, Republican will cannibalize each other after MAGA defeat in November, nothing left but the carcass of a party that did it own self end