Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : While the Texas Republican briefly mentions helping Trump "advance his agenda" as the party's whip, most of his appeal deals with other topics, including his role in helping the party to gain Senate seats and his plans to reform the way the chamber operates.
54% : There are plenty of GOP senators who have likely endorsed Trump not because they personally feel that he is the best man for the job, but because they're not interested in crossing their voters.
48% : That's the lesson one might draw from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who ended his own speakership bid just four hours after winning the nomination after being called a "RINO" by Trump.
48% : It will be important for the eventual GOP leader to demonstrate that he or she could work with Trump if he's elected, but it won't be the only thing.
29% : If he wins, Trump has something akin to a veto — if he really, really doesn't want a particular candidate to become the next Senate GOP leader, it's going to be a problem for that person.
28% : But one thing's for sure: Trump's not going to hand-pick the next Senate GOP leader.
22% : Trump couldn't seal the deal for Jim Jordan, even when the vote was publicIt may feel like ancient history by now, but House Republicans struggled for three weeks in August to choose a speaker.
18% : And the departure of McConnell — who has essentially no relationship with Trump and has yet to endorse the former president — is certainly a sign of the decline of an older generation of conservativism within the GOP.But there are several factors to consider when assessing the role that Trump will play in choosing McConnell's successor, many of which can be gleaned from the chaotic succession battle that House Republicans endured after the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October.

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