Senator Mitch McConnell fended off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott to hold on to his position as leader on Wednesday. The GOP side of the Senate spent nearly four hours on one of its first full days back on Capitol Hill in nearly two months in a closed-door popularity contest of sorts, debating who should run the caucus after a lackluster showing at the midterms led to infighting.In a secret ballot election, McConnell, R-Ky., garnered 37 votes to Scott's 10, with one vote for another challenger.
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