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Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« on: November 27, 2021, 02:31:36 pm »
Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
Carmine Sabia November 26, 2021

The Republicans have a fantastic chance of winning back the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections but that may not mean that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is going to be the new Speaker.

It appears he will face a fight of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her way, Mediaite reported.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has a podcast now, called Firebrand. He was joined by fellow pro-Trump stalwart Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who weighed in on the growing battle within the Republican Party — suggesting that House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) “doesn’t have the votes” to become speaker if the GOP flips the House in 2022.

Greene’s comments come on the heels of a recent report claiming that former President Donald Trump is keeping McCarthy on a short leash, leveraging his support for McCarthy’s speakership bid to keep him in line.

CNN’s Melanie Zanona wrote Wednesday that “if Trump were to publicly or even privately come out against McCarthy — or encourage someone else to challenge him — it would almost certainly create a math problem for McCarthy.”

“We know that Kevin McCarthy has a problem in our conference. He doesn’t have the full support to be speaker. He doesn’t have the votes that are there, because there’s many of us that are very unhappy about the failure to hold Republicans accountable,” the Georgia representative said.

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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2021, 02:50:45 pm »
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2021, 05:15:43 pm »
I certainly hope not!  McCarthy's a swamp dweller.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2021, 05:33:38 pm »
Replacement?  Jim Jordon comes to mind.  Anyone else have a suggestion?
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2021, 05:46:24 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 27, 2021, 05:33:38 pm
Replacement?  Jim Jordon comes to mind.  Anyone else have a suggestion?

Jim is good, or Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2021, 05:51:59 pm »
Sounds good to me.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2021, 06:01:03 pm »
"Boy the Ds were in a tight spot last month until McConnell bailed them out.  Well they're getting back into that tight spot again, with the debt limit and fighting between The Squad and Manchin and Sinema over their spending bill.  What can we do to really put the heat on them this time, to fracture their party and cause them to fail miserably?

I know.....let's start an open civil war within the House R caucus!  Then we'll really have the Ds right where we want them!"

There is a time for working intra-party discipline and support.  This is not that time.  Before MTG decides to throw McCarthy out of R leadership, maybe she should be focused on actually winning the House majority first.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2021, 06:21:25 pm »
Quote from: HoustonSam on November 27, 2021, 06:01:03 pm
"Boy the Ds were in a tight spot last month until McConnell bailed them out.  Well they're getting back into that tight spot again, with the debt limit and fighting between The Squad and Manchin and Sinema over their spending bill.  What can we do to really put the heat on them this time, to fracture their party and cause them to fail miserably?

I know.....let's start an open civil war within the House R caucus!  Then we'll really have the Ds right where we want them!"

There is a time for working intra-party discipline and support.  This is not that time.  Before MTG decides to throw McCarthy out of R leadership, maybe she should be focused on actually winning the House majority first.

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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2021, 01:43:02 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 27, 2021, 05:33:38 pm
Replacement?  Jim Jordon comes to mind.  Anyone else have a suggestion?


Majorie Taylor Greene has been performing leadership work for some time. I can't think of anyone
effective who the dims hate more.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2021, 02:06:28 pm »
Quote from: Slide Rule on November 28, 2021, 01:43:02 pm

Majorie Taylor Greene has been performing leadership work for some time. I can't think of anyone
effective who the dims hate more.

Being most hated by the other side is not a qualification for leadership.  Most on our side probably "hate" AOC or Maxine Waters more than the other Ds; does that make either of them qualified for leadership?

MTG is effective only at triggering the other side.  But the objective is not to trigger the other side; the objective is to win elections and restore the country.  The other side will be plenty triggered if they lose enough elections and enough power.
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2021, 11:41:41 pm »
catfish wrote:
"Replacement?  Jim Jordon comes to mind.  Anyone else have a suggestion?"

... and slide rule beat me to the draw with "the answer" in reply 8 above...!

HoustonSam didn't approve, though:
"MTG is effective only at triggering the other side.  But the objective is not to trigger the other side; the objective is to win elections and restore the country.  The other side will be plenty triggered if they lose enough elections and enough power."

Want to see the other side "triggered" like you've never seen it before, Sam?
Jus wait until the Supreme Court tosses Roe v. Wade...
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Re: Kevin McCarthy May Not Become Speaker If Republicans Win Back The House
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2021, 12:05:25 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on November 28, 2021, 11:41:41 pm
catfish wrote:
"Replacement?  Jim Jordon comes to mind.  Anyone else have a suggestion?"

... and slide rule beat me to the draw with "the answer" in reply 8 above...!

HoustonSam didn't approve, though:
"MTG is effective only at triggering the other side.  But the objective is not to trigger the other side; the objective is to win elections and restore the country.  The other side will be plenty triggered if they lose enough elections and enough power."

Want to see the other side "triggered" like you've never seen it before, Sam?
Jus wait until the Supreme Court tosses Roe v. Wade...

I look forward to that day and I will enjoy that triggering because it will happen with an accomplishment, not with a stupid smartass remark that does nothing significant.
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