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Boehner Vote Crisis Jams Hill Phones, Splits Party
Daily Caller ^ | January 5, 2015 | By Neil Munro

Posted on 01/05/2015 6:12:13 PM PST by Jim Robinson

The supposedly routine reelection of House Speaker John Boehner is becoming a dramatic repeat of the GOP’s December split over immigration, where the party’s populist base was jammed by the business-backed leadership.

By mid-Monday, at least 10 defectors said they will vote against Boehner for speaker. A new poll was released showing overwhelming opposition to GOP leaders funding President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. And the House switchboard was jammed by Republicans who are urging their members to vote against Boehner.

The Daily Caller was on hold for 25 minutes, but the switchboard operator did not answer the phone.

Boehner needs to win 218 votes in the Tuesday ballot, which is scheduled for midday.

If Boehner does not win 218 votes from the 246-member GOP caucus, his critics hope it will attract new Republican candidates for his job. If that were to happen, the process could precipitate intense and lengthy negotiations among the GOP legislators until they can come up with a compromise candidate to replace Boehner.

Boehner’s allies are downplaying the crisis. Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole told MSNBC Monday that the debate is distracting attention from the GOP’s support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Cole favors an increase of foreign guest workers in place of Americans.

Boehner’s office touted his focus on economic issues. The GOP is “wasting no time getting started, kicking off the first week of the new American Congress with action on three bipartisan jobs bills,” said an afternoon statement, which did not mention the immigration issue.

The amnesty issue is driving the pushback against Boehner...

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; boehner; dumpboehner; elections; gope; johnboehner; memebuilding; ohio; speaker; speakerjohnboehner
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To: SZonian

I base my impression on how the Independents vote in congress.

But thinking about it, independent voters have swung elections to the conservative side at times.

thank you for your feedback. i’ll register independent today, unless a conservative is chosen.


41 posted on 01/06/2015 7:39:55 AM PST by Hardens Hollow (Formerly yorkiemom. I couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow. Join us!)
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To: no-to-illegals

“I’ve found the opposite to be true. Independents (registered) in my neck of the woods are fiercely Conservative.”

That’s great. It was the independents in Congress I was thinking of. It does seem to vary with each election how the Independents go. As more if us drop out of the GOP, that’ll make independents more conservative.

Thank you for your feedback. i’ll register independent today, when cry baby wins. Unless the HOR grows a spine.


42 posted on 01/06/2015 7:44:59 AM PST by Hardens Hollow (Formerly yorkiemom. I couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow. Join us!)
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To: SZonian

“I’m a “DTS” (decline to state) otherwise known as an Independent.”

Would that be ‘other’? That’s the only other option on the voter form in mexifornia. ‘Independent’ is also listed.


43 posted on 01/06/2015 7:47:24 AM PST by Hardens Hollow (Formerly yorkiemom. I couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow. Join us!)
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To: Hardens Hollow

Appreciate your clarification and will agree the independents, in congress, are democrats without the democrat label.


44 posted on 01/06/2015 7:47:33 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Hardens Hollow

It may have changed, but when I registered in CA, I chose “Decline to state”.

I’ve been called by the rats, greens, commies, etc. whenever primary season rolls around as a result of that registration...I even engaged in Operation Chaos and “voted” for Hillary over 0bama in 2008.


45 posted on 01/06/2015 8:10:08 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Hardens Hollow

Understood and it’s a valid comparison in that regard.


46 posted on 01/06/2015 8:11:10 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Jim Robinson; All
...distracting attention from the GOP’s support for the Keystone XL pipeline...

No disrespect to the importance of energy, but undoing executive amnesty is a wee bit bigger because of the long-range ramifications for demographics, culture, and the domestic economy. Undoing Obamacare (esp. the Individual Mandate) is bigger, esp. as many don't have an extra $2,300 lying around as a "tip". I have no interest in "moving forward" with a broken system.

Get Boehner OUT OF THERE.

Vote is imminent: FIND AND CONTACT YOUR REP right now!

47 posted on 01/06/2015 8:42:02 AM PST by Lexinom
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To: Jim Robinson

Bounce him!


48 posted on 01/06/2015 9:04:52 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: wita

Great Post and so right on multiple points!

For my part, at 60+, I like what Thomas Paine said in the Revolutionary War. Some Freepers may not know that some historians give full credit to Thomas Paine for providing the verbal stimulus to light the Revolutionary fire and keep it lit.

..........”I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace”.

Thomas Paine

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_paine.html#X7dydyXyMRo6wDV2.99


49 posted on 01/06/2015 9:42:12 AM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: Spunky

where can we find how our reps voted?


50 posted on 01/06/2015 3:13:38 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: TurboZamboni
Here is a link to the 25 who DID NOT vote for Boehner. If your representative is not on this list then you can assume he voted FOR Boehner.

25 who did not vote for Boehner

51 posted on 01/06/2015 6:59:27 PM PST by Spunky
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To: Spunky
Mine voted for Boner...but so did his predecessor(Bachmann)-4 times.

For future speaker wannabes:I guess if you're running to win, don't 'throw your hat in the ring' 3 days prior to vote time.Actually plan,organize,fundraise,and RUN.

52 posted on 01/07/2015 5:35:18 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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