Posted on 10/12/2023 7:56:23 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will not secure the 217 votes needed to become the chamber’s speaker, according to sources.
The House conference has been delaying bringing the nomination to the floor for a full vote, as several members tell me Scalise cannot win.
“There are as many as 20 members opposing Scalise,” one source said, noting almost all are “Jordan and McCarthy supporters,” referring to Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who lost to Scalise on a secret ballot for nomination to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Publicly, Jordan is supporting Scalise, but privately he has told others he will enter the race as soon as Scalise withdraws.
House GOP Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R.-Okla., and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R.-Minn., are also discussing plans to enter the speaker's race after Scalise exits. Both are also preparing to challenge Jordan.
Jordan lost the vote to Scalise among House Republicans Tuesday, 113-99.
Jordan then pushed for a motion that the House GOP's nominee must win 217 votes before the matter is brought to the floor. That motion was rejected by the conference.
Hern appears to be the sleeper candidate. He’s solidly conservative, supports former President Donald Trump, and is liked by moderates who won’t back Jordan.
Emmer, meanwhile, is a moderate opposed by Trump, which likely would doom his bid for the leadership position.
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He was voted out by mainly Dems. Only a few Rs voted to remove.
“The Republicans are cementing their reputation of being unable to accomplish anything.”
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They’ve got a lock on that. The Republican brand stands for nothing.
Lots of RINO traitors who would take a swan song payday. IMHO
Cannot be confident that the the RINOS are loyal pubbies.
A Tweet is not an accomplishment.
I’m American, not Israeli.
“Winning” an algorithm doesn’t make you a leader.
“there is room for independent thought and difference in the Republican party.”
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But no room for real conservatives. The GOP is NOT a conservative party. It just plays one on TV.
Can you guess how many Republicans would be swayed to vote to keep Speaker of the House Jeffries if he were threatened to be removed by 8 leftist Dems?
u sound gleeful
Change is messy. Put on a helmet and deal with it.
GFFY
With the slender GOP majority in the best of times why would the Democrats allow a peaceful resolution of the crisis in the House? They voted to get rid of McCarthy and won’t be kind and of high character for the good of the country during the Israeli and budget extension crises.
So you have nothing.
Scalise was shot but he’s a swamp dweller. Probably Jordan is too but at least he’s very vocal against the corruption.
The fact that Dems “helped” depose McCarthy should be a red flag.
Also a seat in Louisiana is at risk through redistricting, depending on what the court says.
Isn't interesting how the republican party's base is mostly conservative but conservatives actually have very little representation in congress? Most republican congressmen are GOPe. I guess it's because the wealthy donors want it that way. If this problem could be fixed, America would get back on track.
Of course that all depends on non-rigged elections. Something we likely haven't had in decades.
Probably not- given the number of RINO’s in office
Hope whoever they elect won’t remind us of Hyde and Hastert.
you are mentally ill
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