Louie Gohmert Is Officially Gunning for John Boehner’s Job

The Blaze ^ | January 4, 2015 | Zach Noble

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It’s official: House Speaker John Boehner has multiple challengers gunning for his job.

Texas Republican Louie Gohmert announced Sunday morning on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” that he would throw his hat into the ring, saying he’s officially a candidate for the speaker gig.

Gohmert’s announcement comes as Boehner’s approval from conservative voters sags.

Gohmert’s office also sent a statement to TheBlaze on the announcement, in which Gohmert said that his bid — or other Republicans’ bids — for the speaker position don’t create a serious risk that Democrats could slip in a victorious candidate.

Read the full statement below:...

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In TheBlaze’s Saturday poll on who should be the House Speaker, Gohmert snagged 16 percent of the vote, putting him firmly at No. 2 on the seven-person list.

TheBlaze readers’ favorite pick among the options provided: South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy, whose nearly 10,000 votes gave him 70 percent of the poll participants.

[SaraJohnson]

If any man or woman manages to become a new Speaker of the house, they had best be clean as a whistle. The liberal media will go bonkers if the Democrats lose Boner.

Unseating Boner, will diffidently send a message to McConnell to listen less to the McStupid choir in the Senate.

[Thales Miletus]

I held my nose and voted Repubican in the last 2 elections. I won’t do that again. Either we have a strong Conservative or I sit that contest out.

[Gritty]

This is great. I just wrote my own Congressman to support Louie. I’ll bet he will!

[Guenevere]

Thanks!

[Guenevere]

Thanks!

[Theodore R.]

Straus’ liberal Republican family was close to John Tower, and Straus used to chauffeur Tower around. Tower, like Scalise, was once a strong conservative, but something happened c. 1973. It’s called ‘’Roe v. Wade’’.

[TexasCajun]

#MakeBoehnerCry