# GOP senator withholds support for Thune as leadership showdown looms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gop-senator-withholds-support-for-thune-as-leadership-showdown-looms/
- Published: 2026-11-10T10:00:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T10:21:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senator-withholds-support-thune-leadership-showdown-looms
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Scott has not yet pledged support for Thune.
- He wants candidates to set out a policy plan first.
- Some Republicans are calling for a leadership vote delay.

## Summary

Senator Rick Scott has not committed to backing John Thune for another term as Senate Republican leader, saying candidates should first explain how they would advance the party’s priorities. His position comes as some Republicans seek to delay leadership elections and review the party’s poor midterm results.

Democrats won a 54-seat Senate majority, with races in Mississippi and Alaska still unresolved, leaving Republicans limited time to act before Democrats take control in January. Scott wants a clear plan on balancing the budget and passing measures including a lawmakers’ stock trading ban, permitting reform, defence authorisation and the SAVE America Act. Thune says he will run and is currently unopposed; Scott says he does not intend to stand.

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