Ted Cruz snubbed his fellow Texas Senator John Cornyn in the vote for the Upper House's majority leadership, favoring Florida's Rick Scott instead. Both of them lost their bids against South Dakota's John Thune.
Cornyn, who had been preparing for the post for years, building relationships and raising money, came in second, with Scott ending up at the bottom of the list. The senator cited his decades of fundraising when making his case on Tuesday night. However, neither his nor Scott's pitches were sufficient to gain them enough support as Thune got 29 votes on the second ballot, beating Cornyn's 24.
