McConnell Clashes with Scott Over Agenda

“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 for the Floridian,” Politico reports.

“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.”

Punchbowl News: “McConnell has expressed his displeasure with Scott privately, but this public airing of grievances is rare in the close-knit Senate GOP leadership circle. McConnell is asserting his dominance over Scott, who is widely seen as having ambitions outside of the Senate. And McConnell is reflecting the anger of his rank-and-file Republicans over Scott’s action.”