Via Jake Sherman at Punchbowl news:
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Senate Republican Conference Chair @SenJohnBarrasso will run for GOP WHIP next Congress, taking a pass on leader and cementing @SenJohnThune as the front runner in the contest.
MUCH MORE soon…..
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 5, 2024
Not really, if anything it opens a lane for Rick Scott.
As the current GOP Whip, John Thune should have a good idea just how many senators are supporting him. I doubt that he would have run if the votes weren’t likely to fall his way.