Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed his fellow Floridian colleague, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), to be the next Republican leader in the upper chamber of Congress.

Scott is considered the long-shot candidate in the battle to succeed current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are considered the favorites. Rubio added his name to the list of senators publicly endorsing Scott ahead of the anonymous vote later this week.

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