McConnell's 'fury' over Scott's 2022 leadership bid, according to a book, was an 'ill-fated effort'.

In 2022, Mitch McConnell, the Minority Leader of the Republican Party, was privately furious with Rick Scott, the NRSC Chairman, for challenging his leadership at the last minute. McConnell saw this as an attempt to divert attention from Scott's poor performance in running the Senate GOP campaign arm.

"In the book "The Price of Power," it was stated that Scott made McConnell very angry, according to Michael Tackett, the deputy Washington bureau chief of the Associated Press."

According to the biography, Josh Holmes, former McConnell Chief of Staff, stated that the reason for his anger is because as leader, he has always had control of the conversation during midterms, and this changed that.

According to the book, the leader stated at the time, "Rick is not an ideal victim."

McConnell reportedly stated that he believed the individual running the Senate campaign committee did not perform well. The committee's plan was later used by the Democrats to attack their candidates, even as late as the weekend before the election. Additionally, McConnell stated that the individual promoted a false narrative about a big sweep, despite a lack of evidence to support it.

The book stated that while serving as NRSC chair, Scott released an 11-point agenda titled "Rescue America." This plan was unveiled after McConnell, a longtime Republican leader, dismissed the idea of releasing such an agenda prior to the midterms, deeming it a mistake.

McConnell believed he was correct about this and thought Scott's plan was "laughably bad," according to his biography previewed by Planet Chronicle Digital.

The leader expressed dissatisfaction with certain aspects of Scott's plan, which included the suggestion that all Americans should pay some level of income tax, and the provision that all federal legislation would expire after five years, with Congress having the option to renew it if deemed necessary.

McConnell anticipated that Democrats would exploit these points, particularly since they could be perceived as jeopardizing Social Security and Medicare.

In the upcoming book, it is reported that McConnell said Scott's campaign against him was an unsuccessful attempt to divert attention from himself to someone else when the Republicans failed to regain the Senate majority in the midterms.

The leader stated, "We had a chance to discuss the differences, and people got to hear from both candidates. I'm proud of the 37 to 10 vote margin."

According to the book, the Kentucky Republican took great pleasure in the personal win despite not being offended by Scott's challenge.

Tackett wrote that McConnell reveled in his victory like he did when he used to bully Dicky McGrew as a child. McGrew was both a friend and foe to young McConnell, who would pick on him until his father made him confront his bully. Despite being smaller and weaker, McConnell fought McGrew as a child, according to the book.

The biography highlights his competitive nature, which was particularly intense when he defeated Scott's challenge, and sometimes intensified when he faced opposition from Republicans.

During a recent speech in Kentucky, McConnell emphasized that he remains a traditional Republican who supports free trade, low taxes, and a business-friendly environment. However, he acknowledged that some of his colleagues no longer share these views.

"I may argue more with them than the Democrats, possibly depending on the election results."

Scott expressed shock at McConnell's attack on a fellow Republican senator and the Republican presidential nominee two weeks before the election, despite their fundamental disagreements.

In the book, McConnell has criticized former President Donald Trump on several occasions.

In Florida, Scott is running for re-election while Trump and Harris are vying for the presidency.

"Scott continued, "I believe we should be discussing solutions, but he doesn't. I support Donald Trump and his efforts to transform the government, but he doesn't. I believe we should back the candidates chosen by Republican voters, but he doesn't.""

"Although we have almost $36 trillion in debt, an open southern border, historic inflation, and a world on fire, I am confident that we require significant change, which he does not support."

McConnell stated that his comments about Trump in the book are not as harsh as those made by JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, and others, but they are all working together now.

For the first time in years, the opportunity to lead the GOP conference in the Senate has been opened up by the longest-serving party head, who announced in February that he would not be seeking to lead the conference again.

In 2022, Scott launched a leader bid against McConnell and received 10 votes on the secret ballot.

Both John Thune, R-S.D., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have joined the race.