{"id":2074496,"date":"2023-10-20T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-runs-risk-of-inadvertently-electing-democrat-as-speaker-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:42:11","slug":"gop-runs-risk-of-inadvertently-electing-democrat-as-speaker-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-runs-risk-of-inadvertently-electing-democrat-as-speaker-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP risks accidentally electing Democrat as Speaker this weekend."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-runs-risk-of-inadvertently-electing-democrat-as-speaker-this-weekend%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=2074496&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>Could Republicans Accidentally Hand Over Control of the House \u2063to Democrats?<\/h2>\n<p>According to MSNBC&#8217;s \u2063Jake Sherman, a number of GOP representatives are \u200dleaving Washington for the weekend, which could create\u200d an opportunity for Democrats to elect\u200d House \u200cMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Several House GOP sources tell me some Republican\u2063 lawmakers are going home this weekend. So the \u2063GOP has to be very careful about holding speaker votes \u2064this weekend.\u2063 They could end up inadvertently electing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffries?\">@RepJeffries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1715362026527072601?\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gaetz-hakeem-jeffries-not-really-charge-democrats-just-frontman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffries<\/a> has received the most votes in\u200b floor votes for speaker since Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s removal on Oct. \u200d3, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/17\/us\/hakeem-jeffries-house-speaker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Jeffries has unanimous support from his own party,\u200c Republicans have \u2064been unable to elect a \u2064speaker, with candidates like Steve Scalise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-jordan-loses-3rd-speaker-vote-25-gop-reps-block-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> \u2063 failing to gain\u2062 traction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jim Jordan gave \u2064it his\u200d all.<\/p>\n<p>He was the best Speaker\u2062 candidate to reform Congress\u2019s\u200c spending addiction that\u2019s been bankrupting our country.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly today the GOP conference met privately and ended his candidacy by a \u2064vote of 112 to 86.<\/p>\n<p>I would have voted 1000 rounds\u200c for Jim.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1715444672472969708?\">October 20, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jordan faced opposition from\u200d Republicans sympathetic to McCarthy, leaving the GOP without a clear leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INSIDE THE JORDAN MEETING \u2014 Every Republican who met with Jordan today \u2062told \u200dhim they \u200dwould not back his candidacy for House speaker, according \u200cto multiple sources in the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake \u2063Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1715123897782141270?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With the speaker position up for grabs,\u2064 the GOP will hold a closed-door\u200d candidate forum and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-infrastructure-plan-a-boon-for-unions\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan a Boon for Unions\">secret ballot election<\/a> next week. Five House Republicans are already vying for support within \u200cthe \u2064caucus.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>What if you woke up \u200cone morning and half of the people you count on had just vanished overnight?<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That happened to me recently. I got up, came to work here at The Western Journal, and\u200c when I got \u200cto my office, literally half of our \u200breaders had\u2064 vanished. They\u2064 were just gone. We\u200d had been nuked by Facebook, and it had happened almost instantly.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it was even worse. Facebook hit us at \u2064the\u200d same time 90 percent of advertisers had essentially boycotted us. &#8220;Brutal&#8221; is\u200c a word I\u2019ve\u200d used a lot lately.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fight for the truth is brutal. The fight for America\u2019s soul is brutal. What the government is doing to Jan. 6 detainees is brutal. What surgeons are doing to confused children is \u200bbrutal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>It\u2019s a fight we must win. But we can\u2019t win without you.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscription to The Western Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will go much \u200cfarther than you think. It costs less than a cup of Starbucks\u2062 coffee, and for that small\u200c price you get access to ALL \u200cof our content <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  news, commentary, and premium articles <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  you\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads,\u2062 and most importantly you will\u200b be vitally \u2062supporting the fight against leftism.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can I\u200c count on you to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  We need your help. Benjamin Franklin summed up the situation we&#8217;re\u200c all facing when he said,\u2062 \u201cWe must all hang together, or, most \u200dassuredly, we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We plan \u200cto hang in and fight. Please help us. Please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscribe today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy\u2062 Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-runs-risk-inadvertently-electing-democrat-speaker-weekend\/\">GOP Runs Risk of Inadvertently Electing Democrat as Speaker \u200bThis Weekend<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What implications \u2063could the potential shift in control \u2063of the House from Republicans to Democrats\u200b have on the future legislative \u200dagenda and policy direction of the country<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Could Republicans Accidentally Hand Over\u200b Control of the House\u200c \u2063to Democrats? <\/p>\n<p>According to \u2062MSNBC&#8217;s\u200c Jake Sherman, a\u2063 number of\u2062 GOP representatives \u2064are leaving \u2063Washington for the weekend, which \u200dcould create an opportunity \u2064for \u2063Democrats to elect House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as\u200b speaker of the \u2064House.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries has received the most \u200dvotes in floor votes for speaker since Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s removal on Oct. 3, as reported by\u200d The New York Times. While Jeffries\u2064 has unanimous support from his own party, Republicans \u200bhave been unable to elect a speaker, with candidates like Steve Scalise and \u2063Jim Jordan failing to gain \u200ctraction.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan faced opposition from Republicans \u200bsympathetic to McCarthy, leaving the\u200c GOP without a clear leader. With the speaker position\u200c up for grabs, the GOP will \u2064hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pitch-rule-change-to-internal-speaker-nominations-in-effort-to-avoid-floor-fight\/\" title=\"Republicans propose rule change for internal speaker nominations to prevent floor fight.\">closed-door candidate forum<\/a> and secret ballot election next week. Five House Republicans\u2064 are already vying\u200b for support within the caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The possibility of Republicans accidentally handing over control of the House to Democrats highlights the divisions and internal struggles within the GOP. While\u200c the party has been unable to unite behind a \u2062single\u200b candidate for speaker, Democrats have rallied behind Jeffries, \u200cmaking \u2062him\u200d a strong contender for the position.<\/p>\n<p>This situation \u200braises questions about the future of\u200b the Republican Party and its ability to effectively lead and \u2063govern.\u200b A divided party can \u200dweaken its chances of achieving its \u200bpolicy goals and maintaining\u200b control of key positions.\u2063 It also highlights the\u200c importance of party unity and strategic decision-making in maintaining political power.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the potential shift in \u2063control of the House can have significant implications for the legislative \u2063agenda and policy direction of the country. Democrats, if they\u200b were to gain \u2063control, could have more influence over the passing of bills and shaping of policy, potentially\u2064 leading to changes\u200c in key areas such as healthcare, climate change, and taxes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-runs-risk-of-inadvertently-electing-democrat-as-speaker-this-weekend\/\" title=\"GOP risks accidentally electing Democrat as Speaker this weekend.\">upcoming closed-door candidate\u200d forum<\/a> and secret ballot election \u200cwill be crucial in determining the future leadership of the House and the balance\u200c of power between Republicans \u200dand \u200dDemocrats. It remains to be \u200bseen whether Republicans can come together and rally behind a candidate, or if \u200dthe divisions within the party will continue to hinder\u2064 their ability to govern effectively.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the possibility \u2062of Republicans accidentally handing over control\u2064 of the House to Democrats\u200c underscores the challenges and\u2064 divisions within the GOP. It highlights the importance of party unity and strategic decision-making in maintaining political power. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mike-braun-endorses-jim-jordan-in-house-speaker-race\/\" title=\"Sen. Braun backs Jim Jordan for House speaker.\">upcoming candidate forum<\/a> and election will be crucial in \u2062determining the future leadership of the House and the direction of \u2064the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could GOP inadvertently give House control to Dems? 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