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Date: November 13, 2024 at 10:24:58
From: Graxerife , [DNS_Address]
Subject: Looks like John Thune elected senate majority leader (NT) |
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Date: November 13, 2024 at 11:18:04
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Looks like John Thune elected senate majority leader |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4987959-senator-john-thune-elected/ |
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seems like he may be better than the turtle...pretty low bar though...
"Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who endorsed Thune early in the race, said he pursued votes with a soft touch, asking colleagues for their support without demanding commitments.
“We’ve never asked anybody for commitments as we work our way through. That’s not a fair thing to do, particularly in a secret ballot,” Rounds said. “If they offer a commitment, you take it. And we’ve had really good results in that regard.”
Thune’s allies acknowledged they didn’t know whether he had enough votes to win heading into Wednesday morning’s meeting in the Old Senate Chamber.
The biggest question heading into it was whether President-elect Trump might make a last-minute effort to intervene in the race.
Several of Trump’s most prominent supporters, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed Scott in the race.
Thune’s rocky past relationship with Trump was one of the biggest obstacles to him winning enough votes to secure the top leadership job.
He crossed swords with Trump in December 2020 when he whipped colleagues to oppose an effort by Trump allies to block the certification of President Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
Thune declared the effort to throw out Biden electors would “go down like a shot dog,” prompting an angry response from Trump, who called him a “RINO” and called for him to face a primary challenge in 2022.
Trump’s threat of political retaliation didn’t amount to much, as Thune easily won reelection.
Thune tried to mend fences with Trump in recent months by visiting his home at Mar-a-Lago in March and toning down any criticism of the GOP presidential nominee when asked about his controversial statements."
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Date: November 13, 2024 at 13:44:02
From: Graxerife , [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Looks like John Thune elected senate majority leader |
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Would agree about being better than doi moi.
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