Speaker race headed toward dramatic floor election

Roll Call ^ | Dec 31 | By Lindsey McPherson

[RandFan]

Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.

A small faction of “never Kevin” Republicans is threatening to ensure McCarthy is denied the 218 votes needed to win the speaker’s election. But a larger group of Republicans who have pledged to vote for “only Kevin” are making clear they won’t support any other returning members of Congress for the role.

The two positions are seemingly irreconcilable, and members on both sides of the intra-party standoff predict the speaker’s election will require multiple ballots for the first time since 1923.

McCarthy and his allies are still trying to negotiate a truce that will allow him to get the votes he needs on the first ballot, but as of Friday afternoon no compromise had been reached.

The House rules package, which the chamber will vote on after a speaker is elected, has become the primary focus of negotiations in which McCarthy could offer some concessions to his opponents.

But McCarthy’s detractors are not all on the same page, making it difficult to come up with a rules package that would satisfy enough of those who have yet to commit to supporting his speaker bid without turning off the members who already support him.

Five Republicans — Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Bob Good of Virginia, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Matt Rosendale of Montana and Ralph Norman of South Carolina — have publicly broadcast plans to vote against McCarthy on Jan. 3. The five have organized as a bloc and vowed McCarthy can’t peel them off individually; any concessions he offers would be debated among all five.

[Segovia]

Well, Randfan, it’s like this. As long as the Mc’s have all the power in the GOP, (Speaker and Majority Leader) no conservative will get any campaign money, or committee positions, or other help from the party. So how the hell do you propose “cleaning house” with these Rino crooks holding the reins. Let you Representatives know they will never get your vote again if they choose these bastards for leadership. What do we have to lose?

[lgjhn23]

“..the GOPe will go the way of the Whigs and die...”

And this is a bad thing? /s
After their past couple weeks’ performance, they need to die.
18 DS operatives within the GOP have essentially destroyed it...Doomsday is coming.