SENATE FLOOR DRAMA — Republicans Revolt on Republican John Thune — Tensions Rise as Lawmakers Stall GOP Leader Vote
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

GOP senators revolt against John Thune, demanding an immediate delay to leadership votes following devastating midterm election defeats.

Republicans are calling for a change in strategy after Democrats won the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections.

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick is endorsing a call by conservative Senate GOP colleagues to delay the party’s leadership elections scheduled for Tuesday.

“As I’ve shared with Leader Thune, I don’t believe we should move to leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of the midterms and how to move forward,” McCormick wrote late Sunday in a statement.