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Former House Speaker launches campaign to unseat lawmakers who removed him
Deseret News ^ | April 2, 2024 | Brigham Tomco

Posted on 04/13/2024 11:10:00 AM PDT by T Ruth

Several frustrated House Republicans are breaking with congressional norms to boost the primary opponent of House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good.

The Virginia Republican was one of eight lawmakers who voted to remove their party’s leader, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in October. McCarthy, who resigned in December, now plans to return the favor.

McCarthy, and his friends on the Hill, including House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., have endorsed and fundraised for Good’s primary challenger, state Sen. John McGuire, CNN reported on Sunday.

The delayed fallout from the removal of McCarthy forms part of a larger battle over how Republicans approach policymaking in the House.

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But the electoral consequences of unseating McCarthy are coming back to haunt more than just Good. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Eli Crane, R-Ariz., have also been designated as targets for McCarthy’s primary operation, Politico reported in February.

“The reason the powers that be — former Speaker McCarthy and his allies — are trying to exact revenge against those that stood against him is because (Crane) disrupted the power structure of D.C. It was the first time that had happened,” a person close to Crane told the Deseret News on the condition of anonymity.

As a freshman lawmaker representing northern Arizona, Crane has stood out by embodying the ethos of the House Freedom Caucus. From his first week in office, when he became the only newcomer to oppose McCarthy in all 15 rounds of his speaker’s race, Crane has refused to go along with the majority of his party, instead siding with Freedom Caucus members to leverage the GOP’s narrow House majority to exact concessions and reform the spending process.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bidenrepublicans; bobgood; crane; derrickvanorden; enemieslist; establishment; goawaykevin; good; gopestablishment; johnmcguire; kevinmccarthy; mccarthy; mccarthy4biden; mccarthystillsucks; mikerogers; neocons; rinosedition; rogers
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1 posted on 04/13/2024 11:10:00 AM PDT by T Ruth
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To: T Ruth

Call a wambulance


2 posted on 04/13/2024 11:13:07 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: T Ruth

What self respecting person would vote for a guy named Jack Smith?


3 posted on 04/13/2024 11:15:53 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: HYPOCRACY

McCarthy is the male Liz Cheney. He’ll see how popular he is. His post speaker bullshit tells everyone it was right to boot him. Putting Cletus the Spineless in his place is another argument.


4 posted on 04/13/2024 11:17:22 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: T Ruth
LOL!

The RepukeLickings - always surrendering to the Democrats.

5 posted on 04/13/2024 11:19:39 AM PDT by kiryandil (what Ukrainian electrical grid doink?)
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To: butlerweave

Just elbow him in the gut as he walks around congress.


6 posted on 04/13/2024 11:21:52 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: butlerweave

They’re all occupied elsewhere, at Ivy League colleges.


7 posted on 04/13/2024 11:23:10 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: HYPOCRACY

To be fair, if you’re not the best in your class it’s much safer to fight Republicans than democrats.


8 posted on 04/13/2024 11:23:17 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: butlerweave

McCarthy should destroy his enemies. It’s payback time. Betrayal has consequences.


9 posted on 04/13/2024 11:23:34 AM PDT by rexthecat
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To: HYPOCRACY

The Crazy Liz virus is spreading.


10 posted on 04/13/2024 11:24:32 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: T Ruth

GOP eating their own. Conservatives are destined to permanent minority status.


11 posted on 04/13/2024 11:27:57 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: rexthecat

And moves like this is exactly why he was kicked to the curb. Selfish SOB has no place in politics. No one could ever trust him or anyone he backs.


12 posted on 04/13/2024 11:48:16 AM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore…)
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To: T Ruth

Vengeance is mine says McCarthy. This proves it was right to remove him; lacks any semblance of leadership. Totally untrustworthy and without integrity or character.


13 posted on 04/13/2024 11:54:56 AM PDT by Hattie
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To: T Ruth
Nancy Pelosi promised to have Macs back therefore encouraging him to backstab conservatives, then stood back and watched him crash and burn cuz she is a lying evil witch, and then Mac, the big dummy, blames his colleagues.

Idiot.

14 posted on 04/13/2024 12:06:35 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: OrioleFan

The GOP is like ancient Israel in 70 AD. While the Romans slowly destroyed the walls of Jerusalem the Isrealis inside were busy fighting with and killing one another.


15 posted on 04/13/2024 12:07:50 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: T Ruth

Cockroaches.

Imagine considering the endorsement of a guy removed as speaker being something desirable.

Hopefully, similar to Obama-Kevin turns into campaign cancer.


16 posted on 04/13/2024 12:11:30 PM PDT by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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To: T Ruth

Because McCarthy and Rodgers, et al, care first, and foremost about this country. It’s all about them: on our dime and on our time. Disgraceful.


17 posted on 04/13/2024 12:12:25 PM PDT by vivenne (⁹)
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To: Freest Republican

I was goign to say termites..........


18 posted on 04/13/2024 12:12:56 PM PDT by vivenne (⁹)
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To: packagingguy

Yep.


19 posted on 04/13/2024 12:13:29 PM PDT by vivenne (⁹)
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To: Hattie

Excellent point.

Benedict McCarthy is showing his true colors in all their glory.


20 posted on 04/13/2024 12:14:14 PM PDT by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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