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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Yeah, but he(Matt) was trying to appease the moderate a$$ clowns. Now that the fight is back on, I’m good. I guess being a moderate means never standing on principle or having any to begin with.
no doubt that a lateral move is NOT beneficial. Jordan is better than Scalise and McCarthy by a mile but he too seems to be all talk, little action. I’m ready for a leader that has nads that clank :)
The point of division and unification is, who is Jesus.
“ATM Machine...”
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While we are GIVING 4 billions a year to Israel, it actually greatly helps Americas interest as a whole in the long run.
While we are LENDING (lend-lease) to Ukraine we are securing that the strategically highly important Ukraine remains under US sphere. If we do not, Russia will take it and use it against OUR interests. Ukraine will be paying back to America. Just like the UK did. The UK paid back its massive WW2 lend-lease and issues its last payment to America in 2006.
Ukraine overflows with know-how, natural resources, uranium, and anything else you can think of. Why do you think Russia wants to take it at ANY COST eh? It’s for ECONOMICAL reasons!
This is scaring the children( moderate RINO lites).
I find the theater of all this entertaining, though I know I’m supposed to horrified or embarassed or something just not amused.
Jordan, I hope.
It is because the GOPe who the voters hate still runs the hierarchy. You aren’t going to like their choices.
Scalise has Cancer. I can’t see him keeping up.
Oh stop, this is democratic non lock step process including debate.
I celebrate it. We need a non RINO as Speaker.
Lol, McCarthy is supporting Jordan.
Remember Constitutionally all Congress can do is investigate it cannot prosecute. It makes referrals to the executive branch - Justice Department to prosecute. Unfortunately, the DOJ is in enemy hands.
The RINO Uniparty faction long for Pelosi.
I stand as great a chance of being speaker as Donalds.
A second-termer is never going to get the support of the caucus.
“ would love to see them make him the speaker so so so much....”
You realize a Trump nomination wouldn’t get five votes, right?
Just an editorial tweak.
...and we can be unified once evil is destroyed
“Yeah we played that game in 2022 and the voters didn’t give us the wins especially the senate. I’m saying we will lose the house simply by redistricting changes. The chaos will just make it worse.”
Yes, but.... a lot could happen between now and then (and probably will happen).... that might change the dynamics in our favor. I suspect that many Americans will wake the hell up to the danger they are now in (and not just economically) with OBiden and the rats running and ruining the nation in every way they possibly can and deliberately allowing the hoards of probable terrorists to invade the country. Hope springs.
I hope they aren’t pressured into rushing ahead with this. The main thing is getting it right.
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