Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Sunday said he is backing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the Senate Republican leader after some lawmakers said they opposed him.
“I don’t see why we would delay the election since all five or six of our leadership elections are uncontested,” Cotton told CBS News on Sunday. “The great wrestling champion Ric Flair used to say, ‘To be the man, you got to beat the man.’”
“And so far, no one has had the nerve to step forward and challenge Sen. McConnell,” he added. “So, I support Sen. McConnell. I support the other slate of candidates for our leadership elections.”…