McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens at right during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP File)
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens at right during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP File)

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing per…