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Sen. Jim Banks becomes 6th Republican to call for delaying leadership vote

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Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana has become the sixth Republican senator to call for delaying the upcoming Senate Republican leadership vote following the party’s poor performance in the recent midterm elections. In a statement, Banks emphasized the need for Republicans to have a serious discussion about their shortcomings and how they can better represent working families before choosing new leaders. This move comes as pressure mounts on Senate Majority Leader John Thune due to his failure to pass key legislation like the SAVE America Act and losses among senior Republican senators in the elections.
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Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, is leading an effort to delay next week’s scheduled elections for Senate GOP leadership after Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterms. Johnson has obtained the necessary five signatures from his colleagues to request a special conference meeting under Senate rules. He argues that conducting the election so soon would be “political malpractice” and calls for a more thorough review of what went wrong following the party’s defeat. Other Republican senators, including Dave McCormick from Pennsylvania and Jim Banks from Indiana, have also joined Johnson in calling for a delay to discuss strategic issues before electing new leadership. The plan is to present this request on Monday to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, while Senate Republicans are scheduled to vote on Tuesday morning.

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Banks issued a statement on X, saying "We need to elect Republican leadership in the Senate, but tomorrow is too soon." "Our conference needs to sit down and have a rank conversation about where we fell short, what we stand for, and what we're going to do for the working families who sent us here," he added.
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Sen. Jim Banks becomes 6th Republican to call for delaying leadership vote "Our conference needs to sit down and have a rank conversation about where we fell short, what we stand for, and what we're going to do for the working families who sent us here," he added. asserted
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Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., on Monday joined a group of Republicans calling to delay the Senate Republican leadership contest in the wake of a devastating midterm loss. asserted
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Banks issued a statement on X, saying "We need to elect Republican leadership in the Senate, but tomorrow is too soon." "Our conference needs to sit down and have a rank conversation about where we fell short, what we stand for, and what we're going to do for the working families who sent us here," he added. asserted
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Banks's statement makes him the sixth lawmaker to do so, after GOP Sens. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Mike Lee of Utah, Rick Scott of Florida, and John Kennedy of Louisiana. asserted
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has faced considerable flak from the White House and conservative base over his failure to pass the SAVE America Act, a marquis voter ID bill that was a top priority for Republicans. asserted
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Several of his senior supporters, including Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, moreover, lost their reelection bids, potentially weakening Thune's grip on the conference. asserted
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