TAMPA, Fla. — Rumblings about the political ascension of U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, the head of the Senate GOP’s 2022 campaign arm, have been in the air for months.
In February, Florida’s junior senator broke ranks to roll out a controversial policy plan that Scott said was needed to define the party’s agenda — the details of which put him at odds with some other Republicans and became a favorite target of Democratic attacks.
Then he publicly feuded with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell over political strategy. Those disagreements continued after Election Day as the two men’s allies squabbled over the Georgia runoff, according to news reports.
