http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/boehner-might-postpone-elections-for-majority-leader-whip-214415Boehner might postpone elections for majority leader, whip
The move would give Republicans more time to recruit other candidates for top posts.
By Jake Sherman , John Bresnahan and Lauren French
10/04/15 02:48 PM EDT
Updated 10/04/15 04:34 PM EDT
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Speaker John Boehner is considering delaying the internal election for House majority leader and majority whip, leaving only the party vote for speaker to be decided on Thursday, according to multiple Republican sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) and and Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) are circulating a letter requesting a delay in the elections for the No. 2 and No. 3 slots in leadership. There is also widespread interest in considering a change in internal party rules that would force candidates to resign chairmanships and leadership slots to run for new office.
There is serious unrest in the House Republican Conference, and delaying the elections might give more time for the mood to settle, according to sources involved in the planning.
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