Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick said he will not support holding Tuesday’s scheduled Senate GOP leadership elections and urged a delay, according to a report by The Gateway Pundit published Nov. 9, 2026.
What McCormick said
The Gateway Pundit quoted a Sunday statement from McCormick calling for “honesty, transparency, and accountability” after the midterms. “A week ago, we had the worst election results in decades,” the statement read. McCormick added, “I don’t believe we should move to leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of the midterms and how to move forward… We need leadership in place fast, but Tuesday is too soon.”
Push to postpone gains support
The Gateway Pundit reported that Sen. Ron Johnson sought to delay the vote and, citing Just the News, said Johnson had secured five Republican signatures to request a Senate Republican Conference meeting on postponement. The outlet also said that Sen. Mike Lee supported holding a substantive discussion before selecting leaders and, citing the Washington Examiner, attributed to Johnson the view that rushing the elections after losses would be “political malpractice.”
What’s scheduled Tuesday
According to The Gateway Pundit, Senate Republican leadership elections were set for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. in the Old Senate Chamber. The outlet reported that Sen. John Thune is seeking another term as Republican leader and wrote that with Democrats poised to control the Senate in January, he would serve as Minority Leader rather than Majority Leader.
The stakes
The debate, as described by The Gateway Pundit, centers on whether to hold immediate leadership elections or first examine the party’s midterm performance before choosing a direction and a leader.
