11/11/2024
With Trump's unified government almost a certainty, the ability of the Democrat party to oppose Trump's agenda will be limited to bureaucratic resistance, court fights, and actions taken at the state level. His mandate is unquestionable, and even the left seems subdued at the moment, with only minor protests taking place in the most liberal of cities across the nation.
Where Trump will have to fight is within his own party. Establishment figures are keen to slow Trump's agenda, even if in the moment they're making nice to preserve their role in the new administration.
Enter the fight for Senate Majority Leader. Three candidates have emerged -- Jim Thune, John Cornyn, and Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Both Thune & Cornyn have abysmal scores from the conservative trackers like the Heritage Foundation Scorecard. Thune rings in with a thunderous F, with only a 34% alignment with conservative principles int his last session. Cornyn is not much better at 35%. Rick Scott, on the other hand, has a 92% score in the last session. His only departure from conservative orthodoxy was his vote to allow funding to flow to Ukraine, which given the political climate might be understandable.
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