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Biggs: I’m Running To Replace Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker And Break The Establishment
The Free Press ^ | 12/06/2022 | Rep. Andy Biggs

Posted on 12/06/2022 6:59:48 AM PST by Conservativetpa

It is time. It is time for new leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives.

People are thrilled that Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reign of Leftist extremism is ending. The question is whether we will be treated to the status quo that will move us along the same path, though perhaps more slowly.

(Excerpt) Read more at tampafp.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biggs; gop; mccarthy
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1 posted on 12/06/2022 6:59:48 AM PST by Conservativetpa
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To: Conservativetpa

Sigh. I fear deep state is just too powerful to let that happen. Don’t need mail in ballots for this one..


2 posted on 12/06/2022 7:02:55 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: subterfuge

He gotta a whoppin 30 votes. A long way to go to 218.


3 posted on 12/06/2022 7:04:23 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: Conservativetpa

I think McCarthy will do a good job. Who else even wants the job?


4 posted on 12/06/2022 7:06:21 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Conservativetpa

Is everyone aware that the Dems could conceivably elect a speaker from their party if the peel off a few Republican votes? I think the Republicans need to get their sh-t together.


5 posted on 12/06/2022 7:06:38 AM PST by thefactor
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To: Conservativetpa

I like Andy Biggs - but he should have run for Mark Kelly’s Senate seat. He has street cred with MAGA voters and enough support from non-MAGA Republicans to have taken that seat away.


6 posted on 12/06/2022 7:09:47 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: thefactor

With our luck, that is exactly what would happen.

The only House to be led by the losing party. Cripes..


7 posted on 12/06/2022 7:14:46 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: Sacajaweau

Agree the democrats are doing their best to get their guy in.


8 posted on 12/06/2022 7:14:53 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Sacajaweau

Agree the democrats are doing their best to get their guy in.


9 posted on 12/06/2022 7:15:10 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Mr. Jeeves

That seems to be a persistent theme from the 2022 midterm election - unelectable candidates.


10 posted on 12/06/2022 7:16:20 AM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: No Party Affiliation

What decent person wants to run for office anymore?

The media will try to ruin your life.
They’ll make up “news” if you’re clean.


11 posted on 12/06/2022 7:21:58 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

As I am told by friends who work in politics, you play by the rules currently in place and seek to get a majority wherein you can then update the rules. I tell them that’s like me saying if I practice enough I can bat .300 in MLB.


12 posted on 12/06/2022 7:41:08 AM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: Conservativetpa

This guy Biggs doesn’t have the votes. The only Republican even close to having the votes is McCarthy, and the alternative is someone the Democrats help pick. I’m no fan of McCarthy, but he has has at least promised to remove Ilhan Omar and Eric Swalwell from their committee posts. It’s either McCarthy or someone worse - the choice needs to be McCarthy.


13 posted on 12/06/2022 7:41:09 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: No Party Affiliation

Better start taking steroids, lift weights, and do cocaine during games…


14 posted on 12/06/2022 7:44:11 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Conservativetpa

Look — if the non-McCarthy people have more than a dozen votes, call me. Beyond that, they’ve got rhetoric in one hand and (feces) in another.

They will use this to either 1) gain attention and votes back home or 2) get McCarthy to get them something in a bill somewhere that will give them attention and votes.

Harsh reality... about 50 Reps run everything in the House. If they’re not part of those 50, then they have trouble getting a dog to bite them if they break up a dog fight.


15 posted on 12/06/2022 7:45:05 AM PST by TWohlford
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
"It’s either McCarthy or someone worse - the choice needs to be McCarthy."

This is sort of like holding your nose to vote for McStain or Romney in 2008 and 2012.

16 posted on 12/06/2022 7:47:54 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Conservativetpa

mccarthy will win

the magas are just making him earn their vote


17 posted on 12/06/2022 7:48:01 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Conservativetpa

If you shoot at the king you better not miss.

5.56mm


18 posted on 12/06/2022 7:50:03 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go)
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To: Conservativetpa

The Dems are going to take advantage of GOP infighting. This is stupid. McCarthy needs a unanimous vote.


20 posted on 12/06/2022 8:11:43 AM PST by Signalman
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