Mitch McConnell Reelected As Senate Minority Leader

McConnell Reelected
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky brings down the gavel during last preparations for the opening of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida, on August 27, 2012. Due to tropical storm Isaac, the convention will come to order later on Monday, August 27, and then immediately recess until the afternoon on Tuesday, August 28th. AFP PHOTO Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky brings down the gavel during last preparations for the opening of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida, on August 27, 2012. Due to tropical storm Isaac, the convention will come to order later on Monday, August 27, and then immediately recess until the afternoon on Tuesday, August 28th. AFP PHOTO Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday re-elected Mitch McConnell to the lead their party, a Senate aide said.

The decision, to be announced later in the day, comes a week after a disappointing election in which Republicans not only failed to win back control of the Senate, but saw President Barack Obama's Democrats increase their caucus margin by two, 55 to 45.

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