Trump Backs McCarthy for Speaker, Tells Opponents to Stand Down: ‘I Think He Deserves the Shot’

[cato potatoe]

I’m not happy about McCarthy, but who is the alternative?  If it’s a far right candidate, he must garner nearly every vote from the moderates.  The dems get to vote too.  Honestly the midterms were a catastrophe and we’re fortunate to be in a position to (potentially) elect a speaker who is not a far left democrat.  Better take what we can get and try again in 2025.

[Free Vulcan]

No he doesn't. It's time for Kevin to step back and allow a consensus candidate like Steve Scalise to come forward as Speaker, and Kevin take his spot.

[Right_in_Virginia]

No he doesn't. It's time for Kevin to step back and allow a consensus candidate like Steve Scalise to come forward as Speaker, and Kevin take his spot.

Agree with it or not, McCarthy is the consensus candidate @Free Vulcan

Conservatives Warn of ‘Doomsday Scenario’ if McCarthy Fails in Speaker Race Where Democrats Neuter GOP Power
Breitbart, Nov, 28, 2022

Republicans had in conference earlier in November selected McCarthy as their official nominee for Speaker. He won 188 votes, and former House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)—who ran against him in conference—won 31 votes. McCarthy’s 188 votes is impressive and better than he has ever gotten before, and he had fewer defectors than his predecessor, former Speaker Paul Ryan, got in conference when he ran for Speaker the first time in 2015

[catfish1957]

Agree with it or not, McCarthy is the consensus candidate @Free Vulcan

Like "consensus" has worked out so well  for us thus far. 

[Hoodat]

I expect McCarthy will get the five Democrat votes he needs to become Speaker.  And for the next two years, he will be paying back Democrats for those five votes.

[catfish1957]

I expect McCarthy will get the five Democrat votes he needs to become Speaker.  And for the next two years, he will be paying back Democrats for those five votes.

The fact McCarthy prefers dealing with dims than conservative GOP members speaks volumes of exactly how McCarthy will govern as Speaker.

More uni-party for all..   Wooo Hooo!!!!

[Right_in_Virginia]

The fact McCarthy prefers dealing with dims than conservative GOP members

Where are you pulling this from?

[Right_in_Virginia]

President Trump Warns GOP House, The Alternative to McCarthy Could be Worse

President Trump is correct. The conservative House took down John Boehner, the creepy and emotionally unstable 60-year-old sitting at the end of the bar who hits on your 21-year-old daughter.   What came next was Paul Ryan, the current brother-in-law to radical SCOTUS Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the Wisconsin politician married to a Democrat lobbyist.

Ryan then blocked any effort to hold the FBI accountable for their role in the 2016 election and the promotion of Russiagate. Then followed that obstruction with an intentional effort to lose the 2018 midterm election, while announcing his own resignation.

Kevin McCarthy might suck, but at least he sucks in a controlled environment.

I’m not a fan of Kevin McCarthy, few would dislike him more than I; however, in the final analysis who else has put their name in the hat and is going to -or could- get the entire republican caucus on their side?

The GOP only has a five-vote House margin.

It takes a simple majority to confirm the House Speaker.

What other method, candidate, representative or alternative position is there to take?

 https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/12/18/president-trump-warns-gop-house-the-alternative-to-mccarthy-could-be-worse/ 

[roamer_1]

The fact McCarthy prefers dealing with dims than conservative GOP members speaks volumes of exactly how McCarthy will govern as Speaker.

More uni-party for all..   Wooo Hooo!!!!

This is why it ain't gonna change. Especially with Tumpy. He just endorsed a big piece of the swamp right there.

[catfish1957]

Where are you pulling this from?

From the reports and speculation that McCarthy might need dim votes to put him over the finish line for Speakership.

[Free Vulcan]

Agree with it or not, McCarthy is the consensus candidate @Free Vulcan

Apparently not, he's still quite a few votes short.

[Sighlass]

From the reports and speculation that McCarthy might need dim votes to put him over the finish line for Speakership.

Why not, they know the most likely candidate to feign opposition to their will.

[Right_in_Virginia]

This is why it ain't gonna change. Especially with Tumpy. He just endorsed a big piece of the swamp right there.

Trump ànd other sane voices are trying to save a meaningful Republican Speakership with a five (5) seat majority in the House.

The caucas selected McCarthy as their candidate and he will be put to a House vote on Jan 3.  If he fails to get 218 votes he's gone and all hell breaks out.  You can bet your ass McCarthy's replacement WILL negotiate with the demonrats to bypass and neuter the conservatives.

You will end up with a "shared" Speakership with Republicans losing control of committee rules, subpoena power, House rules, and the legislative agenda.

But, by all means continue to blame "Tumpy" for sending out a clarion call to think this through.  After all, the genius of your political strategic acumen is legendary.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Apparently not, he's still quite a few votes short.

Nope @Free Vulcan

Conservatives Warn of ‘Doomsday Scenario’ if McCarthy Fails in Speaker Race Where Democrats Neuter GOP Power
Breitbart, Nov, 28, 2022

Republicans had in conference earlier in November selected McCarthy as their official nominee for Speaker. He won 188 votes, and former House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)—who ran against him in conference—won 31 votes. McCarthy’s 188 votes is impressive and better than he has ever gotten before, and he had fewer defectors than his predecessor, former Speaker Paul Ryan, got in conference when he ran for Speaker the first time in 2015

The threat is to defeat McCarthy on the House floor ----- which will ultimately force Republicans to share the powers of the Speakership.

[Right_in_Virginia]

From the reports and speculation that McCarthy might need dim votes to put him over the finish line for Speakership.

Then conservative holdouts need to throw their support behind McCarthy.

[catfish1957]

Then conservative holdouts need to throw their support behind McCarthy.

Huh?  Why are you so hell bent supporting this RINO, when all it would take would be for McCarthy to accept some conservative concessions for their votes?

This centralist bullshit is just being repackaged as complicity to the Biden disaster.  I want no part of that.

[roamer_1]

Trump ànd other sane voices are trying to save a meaningful Republican Speakership with a five (5) seat majority in the House.

The caucas selected McCarthy as their candidate and he will be put to a House vote on Jan 3.  If he fails to get 218 votes he's gone and all hell breaks out.  You can bet your ass McCarthy's replacement WILL negotiate with the demonrats to bypass and neuter the conservatives.

You will end up with a "shared" Speakership with Republicans losing control of committee rules, subpoena power, House rules, and the legislative agenda.

But, by all means continue to blame "Tumpy" for sending out a clarion call to think this through.  After all, the genius of your political strategic acumen is legendary.

In other words... The same damn thing either way, so... 

The only difference would be to rally behind the conservatives.

[GtHawk]

Trump ànd other sane voices are trying to save a meaningful Republican Speakership with a five (5) seat majority in the House.

The caucas selected McCarthy as their candidate and he will be put to a House vote on Jan 3.  If he fails to get 218 votes he's gone and all hell breaks out.  You can bet your ass McCarthy's replacement WILL negotiate with the demonrats to bypass and neuter the conservatives.

You will end up with a "shared" Speakership with Republicans losing control of committee rules, subpoena power, House rules, and the legislative agenda.

But, by all means continue to blame "Tumpy" for sending out a clarion call to think this through.  After all, the genius of your political strategic acumen is legendary.

Fist time I've heard telling people to shut up and do as they are told a clarion call.

[Hoodat]

Nope @Free Vulcan

The threat is to defeat McCarthy on the House floor ----- which will ultimately force Republicans to share the powers of the Speakership.

McCarthy needs 218 votes to become Speaker.  With five GOP House members refusing to vote for him, that leaves a maximum of 217 Republican votes, one vote short to becoming Speaker.  So McCarthy will need at least one Democrat vote to become Speaker.

[Hoodat]

Then conservative holdouts need to throw their support behind McCarthy.

Or maybe anti-Conservative RINO holdouts need to throw their support behind Jim Jeffords.

[Hoodat]

First time I've heard telling people to shut up and do as they are told a clarion call.

Democrats have been doing it for years.  Now we have to listen to people allegedly on our side embracing Democrat Party politics.