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In the tense closed-door GOP meeting, Susan Collins questioned the management of the NRSC, singling out the fundraising and expenditure decisions of the campaign committee that Rick Scott runs, per two sources — PolitiTweet.org

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Matt Gaetz says he’s a NO on McCarthy on the floor no matter what — PolitiTweet.org

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The GOP leader added: “So we learned some lessons about this, and I think the lesson’s pretty clear – Senate races are different, candidate quality, you recall I said in August is important. In most of our states we met that test, in a few of them we did not.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“..in a responsible way and we were spending too much time on negativity and attacks and chaos, they were frightened. And so they pulled back. In two states, for example, they’re just crushed by independent voters – Arizona and New Hampshire,” McConnell said — PolitiTweet.org

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“…. they’re engulfed in chaos, negativity and excessive attacks, and it frightened independent and moderate Republican voters. … We had national issue set that was favorable, but as a result of our own, the perception many of them had that we were not dealing with issues… — PolitiTweet.org

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I just asked McConnell about criticism that his decision not to have an election-year agenda exposed the GOP to attacks. He pushed back. “We underperformed among independents and moderates because their impression of many of the people in our party and leadership roles is that … — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate GOP meeting tomorrow at 9:30am to elect leadership team. Cruz will offer a motion to delay the election until after Georgia runoff. McConnell essentially assured a victory — and only question is how many Rs vote for Scott — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell: “I think the outcome is pretty clear. I want to repeat again, I have the votes, I will be elected. The only issue is whether we do it sooner or later.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says he has the votes and the only question is whether they do it sooner rather than later. Scott usually attends these leadership pressers. But he’s not here — PolitiTweet.org

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“Senator Scott disagrees with the approach that Mitch has taken in this election and for the last couple of years, and he made that clear and Senator McConnell criticized Senator Scott's management of the NRSC,” Sen. Josh Hawley told us — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Rick Scott and GOP Leader Mitch McConnell engaged in a tense back-and-forth where they criticized each other as the two men addressed Senate Republicans in a tense three-hour meeting, according to multiple senators. — PolitiTweet.org

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What McConnell said to me about Scott back in October: "I don't have any criticism of Rick. I think they're doing the best they can." https://t.co/CdT11Vx4cH — PolitiTweet.org

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Top three Rs next Congress will be: McCarthy, Scalise and Emmer (assuming McCarthy wins the speakership) — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the letter Rick Scott sent to his colleagues saying he would challenge Mitch McConnell for GOP leader https://t.co/BP3rk4UtXz — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate GOP meeting is now about 2.5 hours long — far longer than their weekly meetings. Outside the meeting: https://t.co/9cdlHAVaSn — PolitiTweet.org

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Rick Scott tells GOP senators he will challenge McConnell for leader, per letter he sent to his colleagues.   Scott has little chance of succeeding but it’s seen as a protest vote — and it’s the first challenger McConnell has faced in his time as GOP leader. — PolitiTweet.org

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Discussion in Senate GOP lunch focusing on whether to delay the leadership election scheduled for Wednesday, per attendee. McConnell walked through the sizable investment his super PAC made in Senate races across the country — PolitiTweet.org

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He will need 218 in January to be speaker. For context, Pelosi was nominated in 2018 by a 203-32 vote.  And Paul Ryan won in 2015 by a 200-43 vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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188-31, Kevin McCarthy wins GOP nomination for speaker, per sources — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: Two missiles or rockets are reported to have hit a farm in Poland, near the border with Ukraine, killing two people. I… — PolitiTweet.org

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House GOP leadership elections now underway — as Reps. Roy and Cloud nominated Andy Biggs for speaker. And Reps. Armstrong and Fitzpatrick nominated McCarthy, per sources in room. Secret-ballot voting about to begin — PolitiTweet.org

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Madison Cawthorn arrives at House GOP leadership elections. Even though he is not going to be in the next Congress, a number of vanquished members are still attending today’s meeting https://t.co/9hM7q5xtDF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Rep. Jim Jordan tells me he has been encouraging his GOP colleagues to back McCarthy for speaker, and wouldn’t entertain quest… — PolitiTweet.org

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Kurt Schrader, Blue Dog Dem on losing his primary and seeing GOP pick up his seat. "We're supposed to be a big tent party historically. We should get back to that. ... You need some moderates to win the majority in the United States House of Representatives," he told me https://t.co/XbA2DYKLIG — PolitiTweet.org

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Josh Hawley today told me “no,” he doesn’t think McConnell can get Senate GOP back to majority “If you want to be a majority party, clearly what we're doing isn't working. It hasn't been working for a long time. And I think you look at independent voters … we gave them nothing” — PolitiTweet.org

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This has big implications for the future Dem leadership team — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Clyburn told me he plans to “stay in leadership” if Pelosi decides to step aside. But he said that he will NOT run for the top D spot There have been a lot of questions about Clyburn’s next steps because it will affect leader spots down line. Says “no idea” what he’ll run for — PolitiTweet.org

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Dem Rep.-elect Hillary Scholten, who won a GOP district held by Peter Meijer who lost his primary to a Trump-supported candidate, John Gibbs, says: "People are tired of the divisiveness and extremism that today's Republican Party embodies." https://t.co/1zdjpaQSDr — PolitiTweet.org

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He added: “You need some moderates to actually win the majority in the United States House of Representatives.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Kurt Schrader, an OR Dem who lost his primary and saw his district picked up by a Republican, told me this: “We are supposed to be a big tent party, historically. We should get back to that, respect the fact that we all have different opinions, represent different districts well” — PolitiTweet.org