House Republicans Just Dropped News That’ll Make Establishment Heads Explode

ijreview.com ^ | 10/7/15 | Justin Green

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The House Freedom Caucus will vote for Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) for Speaker of the House when the Republican conference chooses its candidate on Thursday.

The group said in a statement, according to the Washington Post:

“It is clear that our constituents will simply not accept a continuation of the status quo, and that the viability of the Republican Party depends on whether we start listening to our voters and fighting to keep our promises … We accordingly believe that, under the present circumstances and without significant changes to Conference leadership and process, Rep. Daniel Webster would be best equipped to earn back the trust of the American people as Speaker of the House.”

As Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) explained, the decision to vote together applies only for the conference vote on Thursday, and is not binding for votes that may follow, according to the Washington Examiner.

The decision damages the prospects for current Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has been endorsed by outgoing Speaker John Boehner in his battle against Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Webster.

It requires a majority of the House, or 218 votes, to win the gavel. There are currently 247 Republicans in the House.

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Has Blackburn mentioned anything about being up for Speaker?

Chaffetts had a hard interview on Hannity. At first it sounded like he was dodging, but after hearing him out he either would be 100 times better than boner or is a baldfaced liar.

My question regarding the validity of gradegov, was meant to see others thinking on this outfit considering they mark Chaffetts way better than Webster. They have Blackburn @ 171.M. Blackburn C+, better than Webster.