Republicans need to win back Senate before worrying about McConnell successor, Blackburn says

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said the race to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should not be a major focus in the months leading up to the 2024 election, and instead Republicans should be concentrating on taking control of the upper chamber.

McConnell announced that he would step away from leadership in late February, throwing possible successors into an extended battle to succeed him in the midst of the presidential election.