Scalise Says He Has The Votes To Become Majority Leader

[rangerrebew]

Scalise Says He Has The Votes To Become Majority Leader

Posted By Kerry Picket On 8:53 PM 10/04/2015 In | No Comments

 

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise says he has enough votes behind him to be elected House majority leader next week, The Washington Post reports. The Louisiana congressman revealed this information, a source close to Scalise told The Post, during a conference call to supporters Sunday night.

Scalise reportedly said he reached his 124th supporter, which would hand him the necessary margin for victory in the House Republican Conference.

“The winning number is 124,” a source told CQ Roll Call, “and Scalise is well past it. He has an opportunity to absolutely run away with this.”

Scalise’s only opponent for the position currently is Georgia Rep. Tom Price, Chairman of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Price’s office, however, disputes this number, calling it “absurd.”

“I would encourage whoever gave you that number to go back and check their math,” a spokesman for Price told CQ Roll Call.

The race for speaker seemed like a sure thing for a moment for current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, but now is more in question since the California Republican made controversial remarks about the Benghazi Committee.

Utah Republican Representative and House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz also threw his hat in the ring for the speaker’s race. Florida Republican Rep. Daniel Webster is the only other member who is also running for the position presently. (RELATED: Jason Chaffetz Officially Announces His Candidacy For Speaker Of The House)

Reports surfaced that outgoing House Speaker John Boehner may delay the leadership elections next week. Initially, those critical of McCarthy wondered why Boehner wanted the elections to happen so quickly after his resignation.

The news came right after McCarthy found himself in a political tailspin, as he attempted to clarify his Benghazi comments, when members of his conference distanced themselves from him for the remarks he made. (RELATED: Hillary Slams McCarthy Over Comments About Benghazi Committee)

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[Longiron]

Hope he runs? Thus far he is the best shot conservative have as compared to Chafftez ( spelling) and McCarthy. Both are Boner boys and are part of the RINOGOP ? JMO

[GourmetDan]

Hope he runs? Thus far he is the best shot conservative have as compared to Chafftez ( spelling) and McCarthy. Both are Boner boys and are part of the RINOGOP ? JMO

Except that the David Duke thing will be used to incite the blacks even further...

[libertybele]

Except that the David Duke thing will be used to incite the blacks even further...

Ya, the whole KKK issue just might be a drawback...   

[libertybele]

Hope he runs? Thus far he is the best shot conservative have as compared to Chafftez ( spelling) and McCarthy. Both are Boner boys and are part of the RINOGOP ? JMO

Chaffetz a RINO???  He's pretty conservative, I'm not quite sure where you're getting he's one of Boehner's boys or he's a RINO.  Am I missing something??

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Jason_Chaffetz.htm

https://www.conservativereview.com/Search?keywords=chaffetz&daterange=&state=&zip=

[Longiron]

Chaffetz a RINO???  He's pretty conservative, I'm not quite sure where you're getting he's one of Boehner's boys or he's a RINO.  Am I missing something??

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Jason_Chaffetz.htm

https://www.conservativereview.com/Search?keywords=chaffetz&daterange=&state=&zip=

Liberty, FYI, No Offense!

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/10/04/judas-chaffetz-announces-his-bid-for-speaker-of-the-house/

[flowers]

Except that the David Duke thing will be used to incite the blacks even further...

What David Duke thing?

[GourmetDan]

What David Duke thing?

Scalise spoke at a 2002 event organized by David Duke’s European-American Unity and Rights Organization when he was a state lawmaker in Louisiana.

He took no small amount of heat for that when he was elected Majority Whip...

[flowers]

Scalise spoke at a 2002 event organized by David Duke’s European-American Unity and Rights Organization when he was a state lawmaker in Louisiana.

He took no small amount of heat for that when he was elected Majority Whip...

Thank you I remember now.

[truth_seeker]

Hope he runs? Thus far he is the best shot conservative have as compared to Chafftez ( spelling) and McCarthy. Both are Boner boys and are part of the RINOGOP ? JMO

You are mixing "Speaker" candidates, and "Majority Leader" candidates.

[Longiron]

You are mixing "Speaker" candidates, and "Majority Leader" candidates.

You are Right, My Bad! Can not tell the players without a scorecard?