The race to replace Paul Ryan is on

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 The race to replace Paul Ryan is on

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Whip Steve Scalise have started courting Republicans in case the speaker retires.

By RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN

04/09/2018 05:05 AM EDT

Updated 04/09/2018 09:27 AM EDT

Two top members of Paul Ryan’s leadership team, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, have begun angling for his job in the event the speaker calls it quits after the election.

They’re closely monitoring the moves of the other and quietly courting Republicans who could help them clinch the top post, according to 20 GOP lawmakers and aides interviewed for this story.

Neither man is actively rounding up votes at this point, and both of them downplayed the possibility of a looming clash. Scalise said in an interview that he would not challenge McCarthy for speaker — “I’m not running against Kevin for anything,” he told POLITICO — while McCarthy said he’s focused solely on keeping the House in November and pursuing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/09/mccarthy-scalise-speaker-house-republicans-492807

[endicom]

For real change, vote Sabo.

[Fishrrman]

Dave Brat -- the guy who usurped Eric Cantor.

[dfwgator]

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

[Sanguine]

McCarthy has a liberty score of 36%, or a solid F.  Scalise has a 49%, another solid F.  Let's encourage them to consider someone else.

[Night Hides Not]

Dave Brat -- the guy who usurped Eric Cantor.

He is the only one acceptable to me. He's articulate, highly intelligent, and principled...a dangerous combination in DC.

[Night Hides Not]

while McCarthy said he’s focused solely on keeping the House in November and pursuing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

He lies with more ease than my 16 YO son. It's been a continuing challenge, but I'm starting to see progress...with I could say the same with the GOP. Trump is a lost cause in the Honesty & Integrity department.