Posted on 11/12/2024 12:26:36 PM PST by JSM_Liberty
Hard-line conservatives are plotting to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the gavel during Wednesday’s internal House GOP elections, four sources familiar with the matter told The Hill.
The sources — who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal deliberations — said the conservatives are planning to nominate an alternative candidate to Johnson for Speaker during Wednesday’s internal GOP elections. The sources said they are still discussing whom to nominate, and one source cautioned that the opposition could fall apart.
“There will be a nomination,” one of the sources said.
The intent is to show opposition within the House GOP to Johnson’s bid to continue as Speaker, one of the sources said.
The House GOP is set to consider Johnson for Speaker during internal GOP elections on Wednesday.
Johnson has been bullish on his chances of retaining the gavel, especially with President-elect Trump — who has spoken highly of him in the past — on his way to the White House. On Tuesday, Johnson said he is confident that he will win the gavel on the first ballot in January.
“I am [confident]. I’m talking with everyone,” he said. “I think you’ll have total unity in the party.”
Johnson must only win a majority vote in the internal elections. On the floor, when Democrats would be expected to vote for their own Speaker, he would have less leeway and would only be able to afford a few defections.
Decision Desk HQ projected Monday night that the House GOP would retain its majority. Its margin is expected to be very narrow, with Johnson perhaps only able to afford a handful, assuming Democrats are united. The Speaker does face some resistance in his conference. During an interview on Fox News over the weekend, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said there are “a lot of Republicans” who are concerned with Johnson’s leadership effort.
“Mike Johnson is going to have to demonstrate that he can corral this Republican conference to deliver for the American people and deliver for President Trump. That needs to happen over the next several weeks,” Roy said. “And I’m gonna be sitting down with Mike this week, sitting down with other members of the conference, but we have no choice but to deliver.”
“We’ve got to deliver, no more excuses. That’s what I want to hear out of the Speaker. But he’s got a lot of Republicans who are still concerned,” he added. “We’ve got to figure out how to get everybody on the same page.” Johnson faced an ouster threat in May — led by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — which failed overwhelmingly after Democrats and Republicans joined forces to kill the effort. A total of 11 GOP lawmakers, however, voted against tabling the measure, a sign of some resistance to the Speaker’s leadership.
Those talking about backing an alternative to Johnson likened the situation to what occurred in November 2022, when Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) challenged then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the Speakership nomination.
That effort failed but highlighted opposition to McCarthy’s leadership, and foreshadowed his later struggles to officially secure the gavel and his eventual ouster. The final vote was 188-31, and McCarthy went on to face opposition on the House floor in January, which forced the Speaker race to run for 15 rounds over several days.
Not sure how reliable those sources would be
Also doubtful that The Hill is being honest as to who is supposedly a ‘conservative’ or not.
Also doubtful that The Hill is being honest as to who is supposedly a ‘conservative’ or not.
I consider anything from the Hill semi satire
The Hill....can’t cook so they continously stire the pot
It will most likely be whomever President Trump wants it to be.
Which is fine with me.
That’s a certainty.
It is the Shill so, huge grain of salt, but please let’s not waste so much time and play this game again, no more wasted time and infighting, just do your damn job this time!
Damn straight.
Mike Johnson could secure his position by simply releasing the 40k hours of J6 tapes.
Bad as he was, McCarthy was better than this johnson.
Congress-critters.
Seemingly only the fake news grifters are more poorly regarded by John Q. Public.
Byron. Watch the leftist eyebrows rise. We’re more inclusive than the left without even trying.
where are we on the regular order budget, mike?
no more last minute continuances
I hope so!
Just say NO to Paul Ryan....um, I mean Johnson.
Never let it be said that stupidity is limited only to the far left.
The same issue that made this a pointless clusterf*ck the first time around will happen again. When you're talking about fights in the caucus, a handful of conservatives have a ton of power. But once you get into the House as a whole to pass bills, all the power is held by those in the middle.
Regardless of who he is, the Speaker cannot make the caucus significantly more conservative or progressive than the average member. The hardliners overlooked the reality that the moderates don't have to play ball with them if they don't want to.
Trump wants Mike Johnson.
End of story.
The new term is beginning and the Diva Republicans are starting their “Stop the presses”
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