[JohnBrowdie]

he lost 12 in 2013 and still won the speaker’s gavel — and he had a smaller majority. If we really want to defeat boner, we need a major candidate (probably someone already in the leadership) to rally to, not a multitude of back benchers that will just fragment the vote.

[cotton1706]

“he lost 12 in 2013 and still won the speaker’s gavel — and he had a smaller majority. If we really want to defeat boner, we need a major candidate (probably someone already in the leadership) to rally to, not a multitude of back benchers that will just fragment the vote.”

That will likely happen after the first ballot (maybe a Marsha Blackburn). The first task is to deny Boehner a majority on the first ballot.

[dschapin]

At the moment it doesn’t matter if we split the vote between several conservative challengers. All we have to do is prevent Boehner from winner the Speakership on the first ballet. Once he loses the first ballet then all kinds of new names will come into play before a new speaker is chosen.

[JSDude1]

The goal is to get to round two (with Boehner knocked out), then they can decide on someone (hopefully) more conservative.

So they don’t need that. Gohmert is obviously the #1 Pick of most here, but ALMOST anyone would do.

[Norm Lenhart]

‘’probably someone already in the leadership)”

What would be the point of replacing Jonbon with another fellow traveler? Best then to leave him and vote liberal going forward since the status quo would remain.

[OneWingedShark]

If we really want to defeat boner, we need a major candidate (probably someone already in the leadership) to rally to, not a multitude of back benchers that will just fragment the vote.

The question is why he was re-elected in November?
Was there nobody to challenge him in the primary? And, even so, was the Democrat really worse than Boehner?

All that talk of voting against the dems/Obama in 2014 and this shit guy was reelected?
Honestly, who a better ally to Obama than Boehner?

[Hardens Hollow]

“If we really want to defeat boner, we need a major candidate (probably someone already in the leadership) to rally to, not a multitude of back benchers that will just fragment the vote.”

Aren’t the leadership all RINOs? I know McCarthy is, I’m embarrassed to say he’s my rep.

[itsahoot]

(probably someone already in the leadership)

Sure the leadership certainly never agrees on anything. </sarcasm>