Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said the race to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should not be a major focus in the months leading up to the 2024 election, and instead Republicans should be concentrating on taking control of the upper chamber.
that he would step away from leadership in late February, throwing possible successors into an extended battle to succeed him in the midst of the presidential election.
“I think what we need to do is to take the majority and then cross that bridge when we are ready to get to it,” Blackburn said during an interview with theSens. John Thune and John Cornyn announced their intentions to run to replace McConnell as the Senate Republican leader, while Sen. Rick Scott has expressed a potential interest. When asked if any of her Republican colleagues had been actively campaigning for her vote, Blackburn reiterated that these decisions should not take place now.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn tours the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Tuesday. Courtesy: Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s office
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