“My Congressman is Jim Bridenstine.
He votes nearly 100% like I would vote.”
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He is definitely a solid representative. I had hoped that he would run for Senate in 2014 but he opted to run for reelection to the House. He may be another one willing to throw his name out as a potential candidate. Like Louie Gohmert, Bridenstine would also be an outstanding Speaker (or part of Leadership).
It appears that a lot of FReepers are not familiar with how the Speaker is elected. If Boehner doesn’t receive a MAJORITY of the votes cast for a candidate on the first round of voting, it will go to however many additional rounds will be needed until someone gets a majority of the votes. If it goes additional round(s), you can bet that the votes that went for Boehner in Round one will begin to peel away. So the goal is to keep him from winning on the first round -— then Katie, bar the door.
If Boehner wins and then takes Congressman Bridenstine off the House Armed Services Committee, it will be time for taking severe political action.