Posted on 12/08/2022 6:25:31 AM PST by cotton1706
The fight for speakership has House Republicans squirming, as Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) loyalists and the MAGA-infused Freedom Caucus clash over McCarthy’s speakership bid. And now, one of McCarthy’s most ardent supporters is not entirely shutting down questions about being a possible backup should McCarthy fail.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), the No. 2 House Republican, told CNN’s Manu Raju that he wouldn’t speculate on the possibility that he could emerge as a candidate for speaker next year if McCarthy failed to get the 218 votes he needs to secure the top gig. But he didn’t deny it either.
“I’m not going to get into speculation,” Scalise said. “Obviously our focus is on getting it resolved by January 3. And there’s a lot of conversations that everybody has been having.”
Scalise is very supportive of McCarthy. And he told Punchbowl News on Tuesday that he thinks McCarthy will wrangle enough votes to become the next speaker of the House. But the question of what happens if McCarthy fails is a valid one that’s creating chatter among Republicans as other names are floated — including Scalise and right-wing conservative Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ).
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Scalise may change his mind. History doesn't remember Majority Leaders. But House Speakers get a painting, etc.
/b fuck boner
The Pubbies once again at the medicen cabinet looking for Viagra and pulling out the Fentynal!
I don’t trust Scalise, I think he is Deep State. He made a public comment/statement about 2-3 months ago that really surprised me, in a negative way, but I can’t remember what it was.
Screw Scalise. I like him even less. He was blasted with a democrat AK and he -still- carries the water for DC. So I blame him even more. And I haven’t heard him raise hell about J6 political prisoners. I see nothing special about him.
“I see nothing special about him.”
There isn’t anything special about him. Both he and McCarthy are Boehner Boys. But he was a person the caucus could possibly coalesce around should McCarthy fail to get 218 votes in the first couple of January 3rd ballots.
What all of this says to me - with every ‘conservative’ and his dog posturing on every imaginable venue, not one - not one is willing to step up for Speaker. Says a lot about their willingness to enact any change whatsoever, at any time for any reason.
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