The shadow race to succeed McConnell is on — and all-John

Senate Minority Whip John Thune listens to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talk to reporters. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWhen Mitch McConnell steps down as Senate GOP leader, which won’t happen anytime soon, John is sure to replace him.The decision by Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection sets up an intricate shuffle among a trio of Republicans named John to succeed McConnell.

As whip, Thune has the clearest path to the job in the eyes of some Republicans until he is term-limited out of his job in 2025. The 61-year-old once mulled running for president but has committed himself to the Senate after passing on national ambitions. Thune declined to describe himself as the favorite despite his comfy spot in leadership: “I’d hate to say that. And I’m Scandinavian, so the glass is always half empty.” He downplayed any conflict with Cornyn, whom he said is his friend.

There’s no sign McConnell would give a Reid-style boost to either Cornyn or Thune, though he publicly encouraged Thune to run again. Still, even with McConnell’s term not over until 2026, Republicans know that things can always change — and change quickly.

Both are our enemy 👎👎👎👎👎

All of these men are …..

Wow just what is needed - Johnny Boys!!

Lead story on web. Seriously? And the rest of the stuff is lame old retreads. Like Politico is now packaged by college interns.

is this a joke

What are their civil rights scores? needacivilrightsscoringsystem

What does John Thune have to say about Dr. King? Read the whole speech not some feelgood lines that you like. Deal with lynchings and the beating of John Lewis. Deal with the Tulsa murders. Posthumous trials now. lateLincolndouglasstubmanrealrepublicans

Thune is retiring. Get your facts straight.

Cornyn is near brain dead😕

Mitch doesn't even turn 80 until next month. He has plenty of years of planned malevolence in him. Why retire? He'll fight to maintain his power forever. He expects to be Majority Leader in 2023. He then can continue with his plan to have 9 Supreme Court justices of his ilk.

But LeaderMcConnell did a lovely job of reducing the SenateGOP to simple pillars of do-nothing salt.

Wait. Wait... wait a minute... has Putin approved any of this?

Trio of John's lol

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