Apropos of my earlier post, from the Guardian live feed:

Some Republican senators have called for a delay in the party’s leadership elections scheduled to take place next week.

While Mitch McConnell, the current minority leader, was expected to continue in his role, three GOP senators have been circulating a letter calling to postpone the vote scheduled for Wednesday morning, Politico reported. The letter, shared by Senators Ron Johnson, Mike Lee and Rick Scott, said:

“We are all disappointed that a Red Wave failed to materialize, and there are multiple reasons it did not. We need to have serious discussions within our conference as to why and what we can do to improve our chances in 2024.”

Senators Marco Rubio and Josh Hawley also have supported the calls for a delay, CNN reported.