Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:40 am https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/0 ... a-00012840
"Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders are warning Rick Scott that his agenda for the GOP could expose the party to unnecessary attacks this fall, a significant intraparty rebuke of the Floridian.
The Senate minority leader, who has declined thus far to release a party agenda, advised Scott at a GOP leadership meeting on Monday afternoon that his 11-point proposal gave Democrats ammunition for millions of dollars of ads in the midterms, according to multiple people briefed on the exchange.
Though he chairs Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, Scott defended himself by saying he released the agenda in his role as a rank-and-file senator, not as a statement of party plans. The meeting lasted nearly an hour, and Scott’s recess-week agenda introduction dominated the discussion.
The exchange between McConnell and his top campaign hand highlights a growing divide in the party as the GOP fights to take the House and Senate, despite their bright electoral prospects. While McConnell prefers to keep the heat on Democrats and make the election a referendum on President Joe Biden, some in the party — not just Scott — believe Republicans need a more affirmative agenda.
The schism played out on into Tuesday at a leadership press conference. Scott exited the event abruptly just before McConnell castigated two of his proposals.
“Let me tell you what will not be a part of our agenda: We will not have as part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half the American people and sunsets Social Security and Medicare after five years. That will not be part of the Republican Senate majority agenda,” McConnell said."
Has anything changed? Are GOP incumbents and pretenders running on the Scott Plan?
This article is perfectly fine so far as msm hits go. Mitch and Rick agree on most of the plan; Mitch simply prefers to watch Democrats fail for the time being, Rick wants the plan known and advertised now. Both could be correct.
I’m more in the Rick camp, be positive and give voters a clear guideline. Mitch is wily and sees Democrats coming unglued, so his preference is to let that play out before the elections.
Another thing to bear in mind, this is Mitch’s last term. Rick is 11 years younger and ready to take the torch.