Folks?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy IS gonna HAVE to get Democratic help to keep his spot….
And?
He’s gonna have to have enough House GOPer’s for cover fire….
Make no mistake?
This WILL be a Republican internal political knife fight ……
Gaetz does have a mountain to climb…..
The effort to depose McCarthy as speaker has alarmed many House Republicans, setting up an internal civil war between McCarthy’s allies and those who have pressured him repeatedly with a variety of, at times unrealistic, demands. The effort could also force McCarthy and his allies to strategize with Democrats, further irritating the hard-right, because the minority party will play a determinative role in whether McCarthy can hold onto his leadership seat….
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It’s not clear whether Gaetz has the crucial 218 votes needed to remove McCarthy without himself relying on Democrats to vote with the small handful of Republicans who would support ousting the speaker. Asked whether he had more than four Republicans who would vote to oust McCarthy, Gaetz said, “Well, we’ll see.”…
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As he left McCarthy’s office Monday evening, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), who chairs the conservative Republican Main Street Caucus, confidently predicted that McCarthy would be the speaker at “the end of the week … at the end of the month … at the end of the year.”
“I’ve talked to a lot of Republican members, and there are more people buying Kevin McCarthy stock than selling it,” he said.
The disdain for Gaetz is so palpable across much of the GOP conference that some members have begun to publicly rebuke him as self-destructive and selfish. Some McCarthy allies have also discussed whether they could find enough support to raise the threshold needed for any future motions to vacate, according to two Republicans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to outline private ongoing discussions. Currently, only one lawmaker is needed to move forward….
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to make a procedural move in an attempt to kill the measure to remove him as speaker, potentially as soon as Tuesday, several sources tell CNN, in a vote that will be the first sign of where his support lies.
It does not sound like the Democrats are going to save McCarthy. He seems to be resigned to that this morning.
Unless there is a new development, he will resign from Congress and make a lot of money. If he were to not remain subservient to Trump, those avenues would dry up, but clearly, Trump could care less about keeping McCarthy as Speaker.
CG?
WHO REPLACES McCarthy?
You DO understand that for ANYTHING to actually get passed?
The House NEEDS Democratic votes since the WingNuts won’t support ANYTHING that ain’t their’s
I don’t know. Tom Emmer maybe since Steve Scalise is fighting cancer.
CG?
McCarthy’s Leadership Sticks By Him
“Three top House Republicans — Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — reiterated their support for Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid a looming leadership challenge led by Matt Gaetz,” Politico reports.
Well, once he’s gone, what are they going to do?
I am curious if they will call for a vote to expel Gaetz today.
CG?
Ur party IS Eating their own….
I’m thinking Jeffies will be the Speaker come Jan 2025 by a good sized margin along wih Biden’s 2nd term….
This REALLY and Trump is self defeating in the long run…..
Gaetz TOP’s Trump today, eh?
Wait and see how it shakes out….
In the end….
Both parties WILL work to pass legislation….
This is just a internal party show….
Maybe Kevin can pull the fire alarm.
A lot of Democrats seem to be skipping this vote to Table.
Guess those Democrats were just slow to get to the Floor. Doors are confusing for some of them and whatnot.
Only two Republicans not to vote are Boebert and someone else.
I wonder what they might be up to…