Jim DeMint: Sure, I might try for a GOP leadership position

One of the Senate’s most outspoken conservatives, DeMint has broken with his party’s leadership in a number of Senate primaries. He left open the possibility of an attempt to join the ranks of his party’s leaders.

DeMint told the Greenville (S.C.) News that challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “not my plan,” though he said he is open to seeking an “elected leadership position once 10 to 15 new conservatives — many of them supported by DeMint — join the ranks as he expects,” the News wrote.