Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses

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O republicano correu sem oposição, apesar de alguns legisladores do GOP exigirem avaliar as dolorosas perdas do partido nas eleições de meio de mandato para os democratas.

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At a closed-door meeting at the US Capitol on Tuesday, the South Dakota lawmaker won the support of his fellow Senate Republicans – even as some had hoped to delay the leadership vote to examine what went wrong in last week’s election.

Unlike two years ago, when he competed against two of his fellow Republicans to replace outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell as the party’s Senate leader, Thune ran unopposed on Tuesday for the role.

Senator Josh Hawley told reporters after the vote that “maybe there would be” a challenger if Senate Republicans had waited longer.

Senador republicano Ron Johnson, que circulou uma carta pedindo um atraso na votação, disse que tentou adiar a decisão de liderança. Ele disse que sua conferência precisava fazer um "real soul searching", mas, como Hawley, concedeu que ninguém mais havia se levantado para desafiar Thune.

Thune’s re-election comes as Republicans in the US House selected Speaker Mike Johnson’s successor. Congressman Jim Jordan was elected as the US House minority leader, marking his first foray into Republican leadership.

Under Thune’s tenure, US Republicans lost at least seven Senate seats in the country’s pivotal midterms. Two US Senate races – Alaska and Mississippi – still remain uncalled.

Despite those losses, some in the party, like Senator Jim Lankford of Oklahoma, said that there is “widespread support” among Republican senators for Thune, who has taken a markedly different approach than McConnell to seek out differing viewpoints before making major decisions.

Some conservative voices have attributed the party’s losses to Thune’s effort to pass the SAVE America Act, which would have required proof of US citizenship for voters and mandated voters to present identification when casting their ballot.

Mas na terça-feira, após vencer a reeleição, ele afirmou que a reação dos eleitores era maior do que apenas uma única legislação.

The Republican leader had previously tried to raise the alarm on affordability, including rising global energy prices, in the lead-up to the midterms. During a Fox News interview in September, Thune said Trump’s war in Iran, which he once said would not be a “long-term thing”, had “trumped everything else” for US voters.

Ele também enfatizou o direito de Israel à autodefesa e criticou políticas que pressionam as operações militares israelenses.

Over the next two years, Thune will have to contend with a White House that has indicated it wants to double down on its most controversial policies while working to prevent further Republican losses in the 2028 election.

Ele também terá que trabalhar com um Congresso controlado pelos democratas se os republicanos esperarem avançar qualquer legislação.

Thune, however, said he is looking forward to the “important work” that lies ahead.

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