{"id":1785290,"date":"2022-12-23T15:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T20:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1785290"},"modified":"2022-12-23T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T20:03:27","slug":"are-republicans-planning-an-end-run-around-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-republicans-planning-an-end-run-around-mccarthys-bid-for-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Republicans Planning An End Run Around McCarthy\u2019s Bid For 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\">22<\/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%2Fare-republicans-planning-an-end-run-around-mccarthys-bid-for-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=1785290&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>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wants to be speaker of the House, not an unusual desire as it\u2019s just a tiny step up from his current position of minority leader.<\/p>\n<p>But unfortunately for him, he might have just enough enemies to keep him from wielding the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>A candidate must win a simple majority (218 if all 435 members are present), which gives very little leeway for defectors \u2014 Republicans won 222 seats to Democrats\u2019 213 in the midterms, with two races still unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>Already, five Republicans have said they won\u2019t back McCarthy. And now there\u2019s a new report that Republicans might do an end run around him and pick the GOP\u2019s No. 2 leader in the House, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>POLITICO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2022\/12\/21\/zelenskyy-in-washington-scalise-in-waiting-00074931\">reports<\/a> that a group of lawmakers has quietly approached Scalise about running for speaker if McCarthy comes up short.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSteve, just be ready,\u201d one member currently backing McCarthy told the liberal political website. Late last month, after it was clear Republicans had taken control of the House, Scalise ran unopposed for majority leader and won easily. The member said he \u201ccould be a good consensus leader if things don\u2019t go well for Kevin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The situation is dicey. Scalise isn\u2019t openly running for the position because it\u2019s dangerous to announce a challenge to the powerful McCarthy: 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) recently <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 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 ran against McCarthy last month but lost.<\/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 coming out against McCarthy. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) this month said he will not vote for McCarthy, becoming at least the fifth member to declare firm opposition to his 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 will not vote for McCarthy \u2014 or could simply vote \u201cpresent\u201d on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>\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.<\/p>\n<p>\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 he said.<\/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 four years. Send tips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"7c16130f190c141f090e103c181d1510050b150e19521f1311\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wants to be speaker of the House, not an unusual desire as it\u2019s just a tiny step up from his current position of minority leader. But unfortunately for him, he might have just enough enemies to keep him from wielding the gavel. 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