{"id":2064183,"date":"2023-10-11T21:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T01:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-faces-uphill-battle-convincing-house-republicans-to-support-his-bid-for-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T21:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T01:39:43","slug":"scalise-faces-uphill-battle-convincing-house-republicans-to-support-his-bid-for-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-faces-uphill-battle-convincing-house-republicans-to-support-his-bid-for-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalise&#8217;s challenge: Persuading House GOP to back his Speaker bid."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fscalise-faces-uphill-battle-convincing-house-republicans-to-support-his-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=2064183&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--><h2>Several\u2063 GOP Lawmakers\u2063 Raise Objections\u200c to Steve Scalise as \u200cNext Speaker of the House<\/h2>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-to-hold-leadership-elections-amid-infighting-over-top-posts\/\" title=\"House Republicans to Hold Leadership Elections Amid Infighting Over Top Posts\">closed-door vote<\/a>\u2064 on Wednesday, House Majority Leader\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/steve-scalise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA) secured the nomination for the next Speaker of the House. However, this decision has faced opposition from\u200b several Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The nomination of Scalise over Ohio Rep.\u200d Jim Jordan,\u200c who had announced his bid for the position last week, was voted\u200c on by House Republicans. The vote resulted in\u2063 a 113-99 victory for \u2063Scalise. Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) expressed his support for Scalise and stated that he was not involved in influencing other lawmakers&#8217; opposition to him.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise now needs to\u2064 secure 217 votes on the floor. However, he currently lacks support from a critical\u200c bloc of Republicans who mostly favored Jordan, especially after receiving \u2062former President Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u2063 the lawmakers holding out\u200d on supporting Scalise is Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), who publicly\u2062 committed to voting \u2064for Jim Jordan. Boebert expressed\u200d concerns about the leadership in\u2064 their conference and the\u200d way things are run in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the Freedom Caucus, including Reps. Bob Good, Barry Moore, Michael Cloud, and Chip Roy, remain undecided on their support for Scalise.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) stated that \u200cdespite Jordan&#8217;s request to shift their vote towards Scalise, the Freedom Caucus members would still\u2062 support Jordan for the speakership. Greene also voiced concerns about Scalise&#8217;s health, \u200cas he \u200cis \u2063currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-oligarch-recorded-saying-putin-is-battling-blood-cancer\/\" title=\"Russian Oligarch Recorded Saying Putin Is Battling Blood Cancer\">battling blood cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina revealed that she would not support Scalise due to his past involvement with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-faces-uphill-battle-convincing-house-republicans-to-support-his-bid-for-speaker\/\" title=\"Scalise's challenge: Persuading House GOP to back his Speaker bid.\">white supremacist group founded<\/a> by former Ku Klux\u200d Klan grand wizard\u2064 David Duke in 2002. Scalise \u200chas since expressed regret for his association with the organization and rejected its racist ideology.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the opposition, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida expressed her confidence in supporting Scalise as the Speaker nominee, stating that he would allow her to \u2062pursue justice for the \u2062country.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker \u200cvote was not held on Wednesday evening, and \u200cthe House lawmakers were informed that\u2063 they would reconvene \u2064on Thursday around noon to continue the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY\u2064 WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How could Ed Scalise&#8217;s ties to former President Donald Trump impact \u200dhis ability to work with Democrats and bridge the partisan divide as Speaker of the\u200d House?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed on by House Republicans. Scalise, who has served \u200cas the House Majority Whip since 2014, is viewed by many as a strong candidate for \u200bthe position due to his experience and\u200c leadership\u2062 skills. However, some GOP lawmakers have \u2062expressed concerns about \u2064Scalise&#8217;s ability to unite the party and effectively lead \u200bas Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>One of \u2062the\u2063 main objections raised by these lawmakers\u200b is Scalise&#8217;s ties to\u2064 former President Donald Trump. While Scalise is known for being a loyal supporter of Trump, some Republicans worry that this could hinder his \u2062ability to work with Democrats and bridge the partisan divide. They \u200bargue that the next Speaker of the House should be someone who can foster bipartisanship and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> with both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern raised by these lawmakers \u2064is Scalise&#8217;s conservative stance on key issues.\u200b While many Republicans appreciate\u2062 his conservative values, some worry that\u2064 this could alienate moderate members of the party and impede their ability to pass legislation. They believe that a more \u2062moderate Speaker would\u200d be better able to build coalitions and advance the Republican agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2064there are\u200b some lawmakers who believe that it is time\u2064 for\u2063 a change in leadership. Scalise has\u2063 been in a\u200d leadership \u2062position in the House for several years, \u200dand some Republicans argue that\u2063 fresh leadership is needed to bring new ideas and approaches to the table. They argue that\u2063 a new Speaker\u200b would be better \u2063positioned to navigate\u2064 the challenges facing Congress and\u2064 bring about meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these objections, Scalise still has\u2064 a strong base of support from within the party. Many Republicans believe that his experience, conservative principles, and loyalty \u2063to the party make him an ideal candidate for Speaker of the House. They argue that Scalise has proven himself as a effective leader and would be\u2062 able to rally the Republican caucus behind him.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, House Republicans will\u2062 vote \u2064on the Speaker of the \u2064House nominee in a public vote. It remains to be seen whether these\u2062 objections will have\u2064 any impact on the\u200b final outcome. The decision on who will lead the House of\u2064 Representatives will have far-reaching implications for \u200cthe future of\u2063 the Republican party and the effectiveness of Congress as a whole. It is crucial that Republicans carefully consider \u2063the\u200c concerns raised by\u2064 their colleagues and choose\u2063 a Speaker who can effectively lead and unite the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several GOP lawmakers objected to supporting Steve Scalise (R-LA) as the next Speaker of the House. Scalise won the nomination in a closed-door vote, with House Republicans voting 113-99 in his favor over Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who had announced his bid for the position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2064184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2064183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2064183","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\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}