Rick Scott sees red wave as 'best case scenario' for Senate leader bid as he lobbies Trump for support
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Sen. Rick Scott believes the 2024 election was a mandate for President-elect Trump and, by extension, himself in the Senate GOP leadership race.
In fact, the election presented Trump with a mandate, and "that's the best case scenario for Rick Scott," they said. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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