{"id":1735144,"date":"2022-11-11T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735144"},"modified":"2022-11-11T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T16:03:00","slug":"dem-lawmakers-float-cheney-for-house-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-lawmakers-float-cheney-for-house-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Lawmakers Float Cheney for House Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-lawmakers-float-cheney-for-house-speaker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/90-59\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">W<\/span>ith House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) facing a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/campaigns\/how-mccarthy-house-speaker-race-got-harder\">more turbulent road<\/a> to the speakership after Republicans\u2019 lackluster gains on election night, some Democrats argue that attempting to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/mccarthy-should-be-house-speaker-unless-republican-says\">strike a deal<\/a> with the California Republican in exchange for speaker votes on the floor could be beneficial as other Democrats float attempting to nominate an alternative GOP choice like outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to serve in the role. <\/p>\n<p>As members of the conservative <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-freedom-caucus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a> threaten to withhold their votes for McCarthy unless he gives them concessions on a number of demands, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) floated the idea of McCarthy attempting to seek support across the aisle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetEmbed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just cut a deal with the Dems Kevin. Whatever you get from Freedom Caucus will not be worth it. The odds will be good but the goods will be odd. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZDWY1yyfO\">https:\/\/t.co\/CZDWY1yyfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1590822366778920960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a>\n              <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJust cut a deal with the Dems Kevin. Whatever you get from Freedom Caucus will not be worth it. The odds will be good but the goods will be odd,\u201d the Arizona Democrat tweeted on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/freedom-caucus-threatens-derail-mccarthy-speaker-bid\">FREEDOM CAUCUS THREATENS TO DERAIL MCCARTHY&#8217;S SPEAKER BID<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>With the Freedom Caucus having played a key role in pushing former Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to step down and demanding changes to the motion to vacate the chair to ease the process of ousting a sitting speaker, one Democratic member argued that a McCarthy speakership may have more staying power if he doesn&#8217;t strike a deal with his conservative critics. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he asks, [it could be a possibility]. Either you can be speaker for two years and go cash out on Wall Street or be speaker for three months and get pushed out by the Freedom Caucus,\u201d one lawmaker said, adding that the specific demands that could be made that would be palatable enough to get the Democrats on board are \u201cabove my pay grade, but that is what I would do.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The member added that they believe McCarthy is \u201cso vapid and desperate for power\u201d they could likely extract a lot out of the California Republican. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWon\u2019t know that until the dust settles, the margin is determined, and how badly McCarthy needs some Dem support. Anything is possible,\u201d another member said. \u201cClose only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, not in speakership races.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>One progressive member said that a deal with McCarthy may not be the worst idea for Democrats in the event that a firebrand conservative appears the likely alternative to McCarthy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI doubt it, but I guess if the alternative is [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)], could be possible. I think it\u2019d be more about the alternative than anything he could give,\u201d they said. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/campaigns\/how-mccarthy-house-speaker-race-got-harder\">HOW MCCARTHY&#8217;S QUEST TO BECOME SPEAKER JUST GOT HARDER AFTER &#8216;DISAPPOINTING&#8217; ELECTIONS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Other members shot down the idea, arguing that McCarthy\u2019s rhetoric surrounding the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol is disqualifying for anyone to support him regardless of what he could offer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder no circumstances would just about any Dem ever vote for someone who has downplayed Jan. 6. I\u2019m one of the most bipartisan people in the place, and the thought of supporting him makes me laugh. It\u2019s an insane proposition to consider supporting someone like him. I would never do that. No Dem with principles and a belief in democracy would ever do that,\u201d one centrist said. <\/p>\n<p>The member added that there are currently private conversations about \u201cvoting for [Rep.] Liz [Cheney] and getting a hearty group of both sides to vote for her as a rebuke of Trumpism in a scenario where Kevin couldn\u2019t get the votes. I would classify them as serious in intent to put forth a principled option with the goal of bringing people together but not serious in that I can\u2019t imagine that getting to 218.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cheney, who lost her primary election in August and was ousted from her leadership position by her conference over her criticisms of former President Donald Trump and his role in inciting the siege on Jan. 6, has been praised by Democrats for her decision to buck party lines and serve on the Jan. 6 select committee and endorse a handful of Democrats over GOP opponents who denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy spokesman Mark Bednar said no when asked whether the California Republican would be willing to seek Democratic votes if he falls short of the Republican support needed to secure the position. <\/p>\n<p>One Democratic operative noted that striking a deal with McCarthy could lead to political consequences and would likely be shot down by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) if she remains the top Democrat in the House. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s political suicide for any Dem that votes for that. You may get a naive mod who thinks it makes sense. I imagine some responsible adult would explain to them how Washington works in that case,\u201d the source said. \u201cI get that strategically [there could be certain things Democrats could gain], but I see no way Pelosi greenlights that, especially given that it&#8217;s McCarthy and what she thinks of him. They&#8217;ve got a circular firing squad going on right now \u2014 no need for us to interrupt them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find that HIGHLY unlikely,&#8221; another member texted. &#8220;But stranger things have happened, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) facing a more turbulent road to the speakership after Republicans\u2019 lackluster gains on election night, some<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1735147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1735144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1735144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1735144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1735144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1735147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1735144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1735144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1735144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}