Posted on 11/30/2022 6:02:16 AM PST by cotton1706
House Republicans’ speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy does not yet have enough votes to win a floor election in January, but he told reporters Tuesday he will not drop out of the running and plans to take the fight to the floor if necessary.
“We’ll have 218,” the California Republican said, referring to the number of votes necessary to win a majority of the House in the floor election. “I'll get there.”
Before the Thanksgiving recess, the House Republican Conference nominated McCarthy for speaker. He earned 188 votes in the secret-ballot conference nomination. His opponent, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, earned 31 and another five write-in votes went to candidates whose names were not disclosed.
McCarthy needs to win over a vast majority of those 36 opponents if he wants to be elected speaker in the January floor vote. While two House races remain uncalled, the final party split is expected to be 222-212, with one vacancy after Virginia Democratic Rep. A. Donald McEachin died Monday just weeks after being reelected.
Despite that vacancy, the majority threshold McCarthy needs to reach still remains 218 if all other members participate in the vote. The only way for McCarthy to lower that is if lawmakers are absent or vote “present,” as only members voting for a speaker candidate by name count toward determining the majority threshold.
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
“He’s from California for one thing.”
That is what you’re worried about. There are more republicans in Los Angeles (almost 2,000,000) than in some states. The problem is not location, he is a gutless coward and will not stop voter fraud, corrupt DOJ, punish coup attempters, fight the Dems on their level, anything he will do is for show. He will sit back and laugh as the country is being destroy.
And the fact that the majority of Republicans go along with this just proves how worthless the Republican party is.
McCarthy is a deep-state back-stabbing weasel who will be Paul Ryan/John Boehnor/Mitch McConnell like in his efforts to thwart and defeat legitimate conservative efforts to reform and protect our government.
NEVER TRUST THIS GUY!!!!!
McCarthy said yesterday that Biden’s immigration policy at the border needs to be investigated.
Can someone explain why the policy of opening the gates and importing hordes of people here illegally needs to be investigated? What is the mystery about surging the border that needs to be uncovered and rooted out? Why can’t McCarthy understand that slamming the border shut immediately is all that is needed, and spend the rest of the time impeaching Biden?
On the contrary, McCarthy is thinking that a six months long investigation delay will be the excuse needed to allow a couple of more million illegals into the country.
“McCarthy said yesterday that Biden’s immigration policy at the border needs to be investigated.
Can someone explain why the policy of opening the gates and importing hordes of people here illegally needs to be investigated? What is the mystery about surging the border that needs to be uncovered and rooted out? Why can’t McCarthy understand that slamming the border shut immediately is all that is needed, and spend the rest of the time impeaching Biden?
On the contrary, McCarthy is thinking that a six months long investigation delay will be the excuse needed to allow a couple of more million illegals into the country.”
It’s playacting. It’ll be the usual. Grandstanding questions and obfuscating answers.
Didn’t Trump endorse McCarthy?
McCarthy may not be ideal, but we could do worse. We’re all tired of the hold-my-nose-and-vote routine, but sometimes pragmaticism is still the best strategy.
There’ll be a lot more we have in common with McCarthy than any of the Democrats. It would be foolish to throw away the speakership by letting the Democrats choose.
That is not what is going to happen. For the third and last time, this is simply negotiation tactics for committee slots, budgeting ... c’mon you all, wise up.
Of course, then ya'll can flip out on the conservatives who made some noise but took the committee seats and made McCarthy Speaker on the first round. LOFL...
There’ll be a lot more we have in common with McCarthy than any of the Democrats. It would be foolish to throw away the speakership by letting the Democrats choose.
What the pragmatist fails to realize is that the Democrats are choosing. MAGA doesn't have a voice and must always compromise because the RINOs never will. We either support their candidate or the Democrats win. It's a coercive argument where the RINOs never hold their noses for us. In fact, they work to defeat conservatives far harder than they work against any Democrat.
“It’s a coercive argument where the RINOs never hold their noses for us. In fact, they work to defeat conservatives far harder than they work against any Democrat.”
Unfortunately, too true.
I felt that when Romney ran for the Senate it would have been better to vote for the Democrat, even if that led to a Democrat majority. He’s that bad.
On the other hand, Roe v. Wade was overturned through a better court makeup, and a few other smaller victories came about. I think without a few RINOs helping, this would not have happened.
i know you probably did not mean for that post to be funny but it’s hard not to laugh sometimes at how outrageous DC is, and this McCarthy clown is a perfect example. Thanks for the laughs.
I’ll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled again
Don’t get fooled again, no, no
Yeah
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Hat tip to The Who. Prophetic.
Yup
No, it’s both and Ds are far worse. Unfortunately we didn’t do well this election and worst performances were generally the maga faction, so it’s going to be McCarthy
Dems have 212 so would need to peel 6
Exactly - if we had won 245 seats it would be a different story
But Biggs needs to peel 188
I thought the final was 221-214
Marjorie Taylor Greene's backing McCarthy. That's worth considering.
Young Girls
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