Posted on 06/24/2022 6:33:14 AM PDT by cotton1706
For most of his career, Rodney Davis has been the epitome of a mainstream Republican congressman. In order to continue being a Republican congressman, however, he might have to turn into something else.
First elected to Congress in 2012, Davis represented a purple Central Illinois district. He once chaired the Republican Main Street Caucus, a House power base for GOP moderates. And last year, he was one of 35 House Republicans to vote in favor of creating an independent commission to investigate Jan. 6.
But when Illinois lost a congressional seat and redrew its district maps last fall, Davis was lumped into a new, more rural district that Donald Trump would have won in 2020 by a nearly 40-point margin. And he wasn’t alone: Rep. Mary Miller, a freshman Republican, was drawn into the new district, too.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Rodney Davis is in line to chair the House Administration Committee. So if he loses on Tuesday, SOMEBODY ELSE will be the chair. And clearly (in this Yahoo story), Davis is a "mainstream" moderate Republican.
So what Politico is REALLY worried about is that the Administration Committee will be chaired, not by Davis, but by a MORE CONSERVATIVE Republican.
I looked it up, and next in line for the chairmanship is Barry Loudermilk (GA).
Loudermilk has a Conservative Review Liberty score of 82% (not bad) but Davis has a Liberty score of 51% (pathetic).
Trump is holding a rally tomorrow for Mary Miller. And the primary is Tuesday.
So here's hoping that Rodney Davis, "mainstream" Republican in line to chair the House Administration Committee, is soundly defeated on Tuesday!
Oh, and one more thing, a moderate Republican like Davis wouldn’t actually look into any wrongdoing by the J6 committee. His type would thwart any such investigation, or do lip service like Trey Gowdy did.
So I welcome his removal from Congress on Tuesday.
“Wannabe MTG”
Meaning getting about 70% of the vote in her district? Let’s hope so.
That’s all well and good
Do not get your hopes up about Barry
estab repub mod equals same old same old come along to git along mcconnell turtle poop.
with all the ahem stuff coming ouut of dc since obama,, halted slightly by trump, but now flooding the nation under biden, ain’t no place nor time for same old same old.
as phil collins said, ‘no mo’, no mo’!’
“Do not get your hopes up about Barry”
That may be the case. I don’t know much about him. But his voting record is better than Davis.
I’d never vote for him just based on his purple-pandering.
And, AFAIC arguments for ‘seniority’ and how their loss would be bad for whomever is nonsense. Nothing in the US Constitution about ‘seniority.’ It’s just and entrenched system designed by Congress (BOTH Senate AND House) to ensure that gained power is retained and attempts to bring in fair ‘citizen-representation’ are suppressed.
A US Representative represents about 700,000 citizens whose number are no more important under the aegis of the Constitution than any other district. The same goes for the Senate - each one representing ONE state of FIFTY, no one state more important than any other.
I’d much rather have a whole new cadre of Representatives and 1/3 of Senators every two years than see this entrenched US Politburo of mini-monarchs in control, myself.
Anyone know the polling offhand?
The story should go like this:
Illinois Democrats gerrymandered his district to get rid of him, because he was not liberal enough!
Thank you for posting these threads about the elections.
A wannabe meeting? What the hell?
“A wannabe meeting? What the hell?”
Wannabe Margorie Taylor Greene (MTG)
Internet search is your friend.
https://www.wmay.com/2022/06/21/davis-miller-neck-and-neck-in-new-polls-ahead-of-trump-appearance/
Two new polls indicate the bitter primary fight between Republican Congressmen Rodney Davis and Mary Miller is a virtual dead heat.
A poll commissioned by the Illinoize political newsletter gives Davis just a three-point lead over Miller, with 27-percent of GOP primary voters still undecided. And a separate survey from Republican polling firm Cygnal shows Miller leading Davis by more than four points, with 15-percent still on the fence.
The tight race gives new significance to former President Donald Trump’s visit to Illinois this coming weekend in support of Miller, with some experts saying Trump’s backing could help sway undecided GOP voters.
“Anyone know the polling offhand?”
Apparently, they’re neck and neck, with Davis slightly ahead. But Trump’s rally tomorrow may bring her over the line.
https://www.wnns.com/2022/06/21/davis-miller-neck-and-neck-in-new-polls-ahead-of-trump-appearance/
Me, I think the House of Representatives should be at least doubled in size to make it more "representative". Heck, take it back to the original one representative for each 30,000. Then they'd have to hold meetings in a stadium.
This is important.
A “mainstream Republican” is a Republican who fervently believes in
Build The Wall
Drain The Swamp
America First In All Things
If they don’t sign onto that, they are not a Republican, much less Main Stream.
And I have bad news for them. If they have been in politics over 10 years THEY ARE THE SWAMP.
Interesting, probably will be a good indicator of DJT's way.
I don’t. The District of Columbia BARELY has anything close to that 700,000. And they want statehood which would give Democrats two more Senators and if the number were 30,000 for House Representatives, that would make it near TWO DOZEN more for Democrats.
Of course, I’m completely against statehood for DC and my number game is just for ‘thinking about.’
IL-17 which is being vacated by the retiring Cheri Bustos after her failure to deliver more House seats in 2020 as DCCC head, has a good chance of going red this fall as well. Trump-won the district and Esther Joy King has out-raised the dem candidates by a big margin already.
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