Ok crazy juice is still flowing among Republican House members…
While there is speculation that the California House member could quit by Christmas…
There is also speculation that some might want their beat upped former Speaker back to break a possible Jordan/Scalise tie in a coming House Republican Speaker election vote….
Huh?
Kevin McCarthy is considering resigning from the House before the end of his term, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
The deposed former speaker has made clear he plans to stay at least through the speakership election that begins next week before ending his House career, these people said, in order to help the party steady itself after a seismic shakeup…
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In a closed-door meeting with his conference, hours after eight House Republicans united with Democrats to strip him of the gavel, the Californian signaled that he wanted to return home.
“I’m going to spend time with my family,” he said, though the remarks were largely drowned out by lawmakers’ shouting, according to Republicans familiar with the meeting.
“I might have been given a bad break, but I’m still the luckiest man alive,” he told them.
At the same time, some Republicans are reviving his name as a speaker candidate, even as it remains unclear whether he’d accept it.
They argue no one else could get the 218 Republican votes needed to be speaker, as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise enter next week’s race as frontrunners that still might not be able to get over the top…
The “only workable outcome is to restore Kevin McCarthy as Speaker under party rules that respect and enforce the right of the majority party to elect him,” Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said in a statement on Thursday….
Nah, he’ll blame the “Woke mob” and fundraise off of it. The grift ends for no one.
I don’t think he’s going to run either……
I just CANNOT see Jim Jordan as Speaker
It could be like having Trump
I’m waiting for his past stuff to hit the media
Political Wire says that some House Republicans are still floating the idea of returning McCarthy as Speaker.
Reportedly this sentiment is among “centrist “ Republicans.In other words,RightWingers who don’t care for the extremists like Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz or Donald Trump.
I included that in the post…….
McCarthy says he won’t quit the House…..
Jordan would not be a good fit with Democrats