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Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader\u00a0Mitch McConnell<\/a>\u00a0have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before a consequential ballot the week after the presidential election. But their pitches are mostly behind closed doors, and most GOP senators won\u2019t yet say which lawmaker they are backing.<\/p>\n

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South Dakota\u2019s\u00a0John Thune<\/a>, McConnell\u2019s current No. 2, and\u00a0John Cornyn<\/a>\u00a0of Texas, who held that job before Thune, are the front-runners in the Nov. 13 secret ballot to replace McConnell. The Kentucky senator is\u00a0stepping aside from the post<\/a>\u00a0in January after almost two decades as leader. The winner could steer the direction of the party for years to come and possibly become the next Senate majority leader if Republicans win enough seats in Tuesday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

The outcome is, for now, uncertain.<\/p>\n

Only a few Republican senators have publicly endorsed a candidate. Many say they are still undecided. The third senator in the race \u2014 Florida Sen.\u00a0Rick Scott<\/a>, who is dealing with his own\u00a0reelection bid<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 could act as a spoiler. Another candidate could still jump in.<\/p>\n

In many ways, \u201cthe two Johns\u201d are remarkably similar, making the choice difficult for their colleagues. Both are well-liked and, in the mold of McConnell, lean toward the more traditional wing of the Republican Party. But both have also suggested they will try to move on from the McConnell era with a more open approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to find differentiation because they\u2019re both great guys,\u201d said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who has worked closely with both of them.<\/p>\n

The two men are also trying to distinguish themselves from McConnell by making clear that they support Donald Trump in this year\u2019s presidential election.\u00a0Like McConnell<\/a>, they have both sparred with Trump in the past, especially after the Jan. 6, 2021,\u00a0attack on the Capitol<\/a>. But both Thune and Cornyn have talked to Trump frequently in recent months, attended campaign events and visited his Florida home.<\/p>\n

Whether Trump wins, and if he endorses one of the contenders, could become a determining factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what he\u2019ll do,\u201d Cornyn said of Trump in September. \u201cBut this is obviously an election between senators, and I think that\u2019s where the voters are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the former president\u2019s strongest allies in the Senate are urging him to stay above the fray. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is supporting Thune, says he\u2019s been trying to talk Trump out of an endorsement. Trump understands \u201cthe need to work with whoever the next leader is,\u201d Mullin said.<\/p>\n

Tillis suggested that a Trump endorsement could backfire.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be careful with the psychology of the Senate,\u201d Tillis said. \u201cWe know each other very well, and we spend hours and hours together. It\u2019s a fairly small club.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, both Cornyn and Thune are keeping close to Trump. Cornyn met Trump on a trip to Texas in October and appeared at a rally in Nevada. Thune was at an event in August with Trump\u2019s running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n

Thune, who said after the Jan. 6 attack that Trump\u2019s efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power were \u201cinexcusable,\u201d\u00a0told The Associated Press<\/a> over the summer that he views their potential relationship as a professional one. If they both win their elections, Thune said, \u201cwe\u2019ve got a job to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott, meanwhile, is a longtime friend of Trump\u2019s and has positioned himself as a strong ally. Scott\u00a0traveled to New York<\/a>\u00a0to support Trump during Trump\u2019s\u00a0hush money trial<\/a>. Trump could endorse Scott in the contest, potentially winning more votes for the Florida senator or giving him leverage to influence the race.<\/p>\n

In addition to private meetings, both Thune and Cornyn have flown around the country to fundraise and campaign for their fellow senators.<\/p>\n

Thune has made more than two dozen campaign stops for GOP senate candidates, and aides say he has raised more than $31 million for Senate races this campaign cycle, including a $4 million transfer to the Senate Republican campaign operation.<\/p>\n

Cornyn has similarly gone around for candidates and poured money into Texas races. His aides emphasize his long history of fundraising for Republicans \u2014 more than $400 million during his 22 years in the Senate, his office says.<\/p>\n

On policy, the two men are similar, voting generally in step with the conference but working with Democrats at times. Cornyn is a longtime member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who took a\u00a0leading role on bipartisan gun legislation<\/a>\u00a0two years ago. Thune worked across the aisle as a former chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether either could win support from the growing minority of Republican senators who battled McConnell in recent years as he championed Ukraine aid and criticized Trump. Many in that group voted for Scott when he challenged McConnell after the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n

In a potential overture to that group, Cornyn has called for a conference vote on instituting term limits for the Republican leader. \u201cI believe the Senate needs more engagement from my colleagues, and that includes the opportunity for any member to serve in leadership,\u201d Cornyn posted on X in March.<\/p>\n

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a member of the more conservative faction, said he has not made a commitment in the race but wants to know how they would move legislation and work with Trump if he is president. \u201cI think some of this will come into focus after the election when we know what we\u2019re dealing with, we know what our caucus is going to be,\u201d Hawley said.<\/p>\n

Many in that group, including Scott and Utah Sen. Mike Lee, have pushed to take power away from leadership and empower individual senators. Lee has issued a series of candidate demands, but neither Cornyn nor Thune has so far shown interest in negotiating.<\/p>\n

But both of them have signaled that they hear the complaints.<\/p>\n

Thune indicated in the AP interview that he\u2019s open to making changes to the leader\u2019s role, but cautioned that he would not leave the position at the mercy of rank-and-file senators. He said he wanted to \u201cempower our individual members or committees to do things through regular order\u201d and open up the amendment process, but \u201cI\u2019m not going to make wholesale changes that weaken the leader position to where it\u2019s just a free-for-all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tillis suggested in September that it would be a deal breaker for him if any of the candidates engaged in deal-making.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you would be willing to weaken your position to satisfy a few votes, then you\u2019re unfit to be leader, in my opinion,\u201d Tillis said. \u201cAnd I think most people think that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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