{"id":1772591,"date":"2022-12-12T13:32:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772591"},"modified":"2022-12-12T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:33:00","slug":"speaker-mccarthy-not-so-fast-some-republicans-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mccarthy-not-so-fast-some-republicans-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker McCarthy? Not So Fast, Some Republicans Say"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fspeaker-mccarthy-not-so-fast-some-republicans-say%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=1772591&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--><p>A week after the 2022 midterm elections, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won the Republican Party\u2019s nomination to become the next speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>But that isn\u2019t the end of the story. Not even close.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP caucus is fractured, and McCarthy already has at least one challenger for the post. A candidate must win a simple majority (218 votes if all 435 members are present), which gives very little leeway for defectors as Republicans currently hold 221 seats to Democrats\u2019 213, with one race still unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, McCarthy is trying to get his ducks in a row. A slew of splinter caucuses are battling for a share of power, meaning the California congressman has got to be all things to all people.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is dicey. It\u2019s dangerous to announce a challenge to the powerful McCarthy, currently the House minority leader, because if someone tries and fails, that member could well be punished for their temerity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf somebody were to come out now and we didn\u2019t deliver enough votes to stop Mr. McCarthy, that there would be a real potential for blowback,\u201d Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/3769293-behind-the-scenes-hunt-builds-for-mccarthy-speaker-alternative\/\">told<\/a> The Hill. \u201cThey want to be very careful. So I think people are interested. They\u2019ve expressed it to some of us \u2026 I think people are being wary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biggs should know. He is a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus \u2014 one group of members that aren\u2019t entirely happy with McCarthy \u2014 and has already announced he will challenge him for the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>What makes matters worse, Biggs told The Hill there could be as many as 20 House Republican members who will be \u201chard no\u2019s\u201d on McCarthy. That would clearly deny him the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans are brazenly coming out against McCarthy. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) last week said he would not vote for him, becoming the fifth member to declare firm opposition to McCarthy\u2019s bid for speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing about his leadership or lack thereof when we were in the minority that would give you any indication he\u2019s the right person to lead us in the fight to save the country,\u201d Good said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/video\/6316365282112\/rep-bob-good-said-he-will-vote-against-mccarthy-for-speakerhere-are-all-the-republicans-who-oppose-mccarthys-leadership-bid\/?sh=11a74ba6e3ed\">according <\/a>to Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Biggs and Good, Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), and Ralph Norman (R-SC) have said they would not vote for McCarthy or could simply vote \u201cpresent\u201d on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>GOP members are furiously searching for a replacement who can pull all the party\u2019s factions together. \u201cWe\u2019re talking about who the other candidates are, who can get into it,\u201d Good <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v1zf3sw-bob-good-you-will-remember-forever-the-day-we-kicked-out-mccarthy-and-stood.html\">told<\/a> conservative radio host John Fredricks on Wednesday. \u201cAgain, we\u2019re not going to get it publicly throw those names out there because then the disinformation campaign is directed towards them, then the retaliatory efforts go towards them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Various factions are jockeying for a piece of the pie. The conservative House Freedom Caucus has made numerous moves to be a central power broker among the GOP. The caucus, made up of 30-40 Republicans, last month sent potential new members a 55-page \u201cRoad Map\u201d for the party, with a host of proposed rule changes, many of which sought to reduce the power of party leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Other cliques are also looking for power. One known as the Problem Solvers\u2019 Caucus pledges to be a centrist band that can help the GOP win battles in the House but will look for bipartisan support from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/huddle\/2022\/11\/21\/moderates-plot-power-moves-00069686\">reported<\/a> that the co-leaders of the Problem Solvers caucus, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), met for dinner. They talked about changes that could unify and empower the 50 or so members of their group, including one idea that it would only endorse bills that have Republican and Democratic co-sponsors when introduced.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the Main Street Caucus, which touts itself on Twitter as \u201cthe 2nd largest Caucus of Republicans in the House,\u201d adding that its top priorities are \u201cimplementing pro-growth policies for small business owners, fostering economic and individual prosperity [and] delivering results for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time we flex our muscles,\u201d Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), co-leader of the Main Street Caucus, said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsfront\/republicans-factions-centrists\/2022\/11\/21\/id\/1097412\/\">according<\/a> to Newsmax.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is getting even weirder.<\/p>\n<p>House members \u201csay preliminary conversations are happening among Republicans and Democrats about a possible contingency candidate if McCarthy cannot win the gavel after multiple ballots in the new GOP-majority House next month,\u201d The Hill reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had preliminary talks with the Democrats,\u201d Rep. Don Bacon told reporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?524610-4\/washington-journal-rep-don-bacon-discusses-defense-bill-118th-congress-priorities\">according<\/a> to C-SPAN. \u201cIf we have multiple, multiple votes, and they\u2019re not willing to support what the far majority of the conference wants to do, we\u2019re not going to be held hostage by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week after the 2022 midterm elections, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won the Republican Party\u2019s nomination to become the next speaker of the House. But that isn\u2019t the end of the story. Not even close. The GOP caucus is fractured, and McCarthy already has at least one challenger for the post. 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