A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s U.S. Senators are united when it comes to who should lead the chamber’s Republican caucus.
That’s the take of Sen. Rick Scott on Friday, who expressed confidence that Florida’s Senior Senator Marco Rubio will back his second bid for GOP Leader in two years.
“He’s going to help me. I spoke with Marco today. He’s been out there doing it. He’s going to continue to support me. He knows the importance of getting something accomplished. So he’s going to do everything that he can to help me. He was very helpful in my election. And he’s going to help make sure we get this vote,” the Naples Republican said on the Mark Levin Show.
Though Rubio hasn’t formally made his pick known to the public, but he’s had nothing but good things to say about his colleague from Naples.
“Actually, my home state colleague Rick Scott is in the race. I’m a big fan of his. I think he would do a good job,” Rubio said back in June during a TV interview, though he qualified his remarks by saying he wasn’t going to get involved in the race until after Tuesday’s election.
“It’s not just what he’s done in the Senate. It’s what he did before as Governor. The people remember. He’s always present, he’s always around, he’s always engaged,” Rubio said in October during a radio interview.
When Scott challenged outgoing leader Mitch McConnell after the 2022 Midterms, Rubio was not among the 10 Republicans who broke from the Kentucky political perennial to back his home state colleague.
Things could be different in 2024, it appears.
