Posted on 10/28/2022 7:46:11 PM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — A top House Republican’s little-known past job working with Democrats to change US elections and choose presidents by popular vote threatens to upend his bid to rise in the GOP ranks, The Post has learned.
The three-way House Republican whip race between Reps. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) is expected to be the only contested GOP leadership vote and will be settled by secret ballot about a week after the Nov. 8 midterm elections, which Republicans are favored to win.
Emmer, who is regarded as the most moderate option, is overseeing House GOP campaign efforts as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, giving him a potential record of success to cite in his bid.
But Emmer’s opponents say his work about a decade ago as national traveling spokesman for the National Popular Vote initiative casts doubt on his suitability for the role of rallying opposition to President Biden’s agenda.
“Emmer is supposed to be the guy who helps us win elections and cares a lot about the party,” a Republican member of Congress who does not support Emmer told The Post on the condition of anonymity. “This is going to cause issues for him inside the conference.”
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No wonder they want him to be Whip.
Oh No.
ALL of those money changers need to be driven from The Temple.
“Three other Republican members of Congress defended Emmer, also on the condition of anonymity, and said that Emmer had disavowed his past position on the Electoral College”
They have courage enough to defend Emmer but not courage enough to do it openly.
Laughable.
Moles for Marx.
They helped to make Venezuela what it is today.
Let us hope Kentuckians can drive him out.
Thats how you end up with paul ryans
Oh Lord spare us from the GOPers. MAGA is the way.
Why is this RINO even in the running ?
That alone is very disturbing.
“ Emmet is a closet Democrat.”
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He certainly doesn’t belong in the leadership!
Congress can’t abolish the Electoral College. That takes 38 States.
Fifteen states have 3, 4, or 5 electoral votes.
Are they going to pass a law to abolish the electoral college? Won't work. There is this thing called the Constitution. The Supreme Court has a say in it. If they refuse to strike down the law then they can be removed by popular vote. And attainted, by popular vote.
They haven’t even won yet, and they’re starting to screw the pooch already!!!
This country has no hope with retards like this!
“ Congress can’t abolish the Electoral College. That takes 38 States.
Fifteen states have 3, 4, or 5 electoral votes.”
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That “popular vote initiative” is not to abolish the electoral college. Instead it’s a scheme to manipulate the electoral college so whoever gets the majority of the national popular vote gets the majority of electoral college votes. It’s a nasty “end run” around the spirit of the electoral college concept. Anyone associated with it does NOT belong in the Republican leadership.
Just DELETE the Constitution while he’s at it.
Get rid of this POS
Ever since Hillaey lost, the electoral system is under attack.
That “popular vote initiative” is not to abolish the electoral college.
<><>it’s a scheme to manipulate the electoral college
<><>so whoever gets the popular vote plurality, gets the majority of electoral college votes.
It’s a nasty “end run” around the spirit of the electoral college concept.
Secret ballot? WTF? NO! This is NOT a general election. This is the people’s business.
Starting November 9th we have to start calling our House Rep and express who we want. We have to come reminding them starting day one that they work for us.
Anyone who ever thought getting rid of the Electoral College was a good idea, is still stupid.
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