SWAMP KING: Sen. Mitch McConnell became the longest serving party leader in Senate history on Tuesday.
McConnell, 80, will remain the Republican minority leader in the 118th Congress and thus eclipse the late Sen. Mike Mansfield’s time as Democrat leader from 1961 to 1977.The votes against McConnell marked the first time
McConnell had received a “no” vote as leader, a sign the GOP has begun to turn against his establishment agenda. “I don’t own this job,” McConnell claimed after the vote. “Anybody who wants to run for it can feel free to do so.” At noon, McConnell will deliver a speech on the Senate floor celebrating the moment. According to Punchbowl News, his addressDesignated party floor leaders have been a feature of the Senate for more than a hundred years. And no two have done the job exactly alike… [T]here’ve been leaders who rose to the job through lower-key, behind-the-scenes styles; who preferred to focus on serving their colleagues rather than dominating them.
Sen. Mitch McConnell vowed to “stay out” of the potentially “highly contested” 2024 Republican presidential primary.
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