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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you know why?? most republicans do NOT vote in the primaries and then we get stuck, year after year, with the washed out rino left at the end.
“The Republicans are cementing their reputation of being unable to accomplish anything.”
A well deserved reputation. Since Gingrich they’ve been servants of the wealthy donor class and multinational corporations. Protectors of liberty? Pure lip service.
good to keep RINO skank Scalise out. Emmer too.
I hope Jorda will go to a floor vote.
I expect him to be blocked but we need to know who the RINO’s are for primary season!
i never heard o hern..maybe?
Which is one of the reasons Byron Donald’s needs to be supported. He is very conservative, has been steadfast in support of trump, thinks on his feet, he is articulate and quick and he is black which would be a feast watching him take on Hakeem.
Sadly you seem mentally unstable. I hope you get the help you clearly need. You aren’t alone many insane out there same as you.
Liked by moderates is always a red flag to me.
i’m not familiar with B Donald but will look him up.
I’m probably ok with anyone who is pro-Trump and will stop any vote for ukraine weapons from occurring.
Yea, kinda a tip off.
He was a Democrat most of his life.
He was arrested for dealing drugs and bank fraud.
The record on bank fraud was sealed, which means he ratted out the others.
He is pushed here because he is black and speaks English.
That’s it.
That and a refusal to actually make some hard decisions that 'right' the path this country has been on.
Do ya know anything about Kevin Hern’s Ukraine pusition? or who it is that’s opposing Jim Jordam?
I do not, sorry.
I don’t have a dog in the fight besides wanting no more Ukraine funding, and no more omnibus spending bills.
I don’t know if someone who would follow the above can get the votes.
Jordan sounded good to me, so let’s hope they at least vote on it.
It stinks being pessimistic, but I don’t don’t think there’s a good solution coming.
There are times when not doing anything would be a blessed relief. This “ain’t” one of them.
Kevin Hern’s Liberty Score is: B 82% (3 yrs in DC)
Not bad.
Jim Jordan’s Liberty Score is: A 94% (15 yrs in DC)
Tom Emmer’s Liberty score is: D 69% (7 yrs in DC)
To clarify your points for the sake of accuracy.
Byron changed parties in 2010 - 13 years ago.
The marijuana arrest happened 1999 and the bank fraud was in 2000 — 23 years ago.
It seems he since then has become Christian and reformed his life — to me that is a great positive. I can certainly relate to that.
Surely you wouldn’t kick to the curb St. Paul, St. Francis and many others who have checkered pasts and gone on to do great things?
Should we all take a deep look into your “sinless” past to see if you “qualify” to even criticize Byron Donald’s past? I think not.
It seems to me you are the designated Byron Donald doubt sower here on FR with an agenda.
I was never arrested and never a Democrat.
List his accomplishments.
Daniel Webster or Byron Donalds would be good choices.
IMHO.
5.56mm
> I think the GOP caucus should offer Nancy Pelosi a consulting gig on how to attain party discipline.
I sure hope this is sarcasm
You think Pelosi is going to help Republicans unless it favors her and the Dims? Get real.
Not many districts are going to elect a Pubbie who can’t draw a good number of moderate voters votes. About 100, maybe? I don’t have to like that fact to be mature enough to recognize it’s true.
Go away...he turned his life around.
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