{"id":2077900,"date":"2023-10-24T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-furious-after-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:03:32","slug":"americans-furious-after-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-furious-after-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans outraged over GOP&#8217;s choice for new Speaker-Designate: &#8216;Absolutely not&#8217;"},"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%2Famericans-furious-after-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks%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=2077900&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>The Drama Continues: GOP&#8217;s New Speaker-Designate \u2064Fails to Impress<\/h2>\n<p>The drama and chaos surrounding \u2063the vacant Speaker of the House role appears set to continue \u200dunabated after the latest nomination failed to generate \u2063much positive buzz.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, \u200bHouse Republicans officially nominated House Majority Whip\u2062 Tom Emmer to be the new speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Politico\u2064 reporter Olivia \u2062Beavers noted that Emmer beat out Louisiana Rep. Mike\u200b Johnson for the nomination,\u2064 117-97, with five voting for others, and one voting present.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TALLY<br \/>\nEmmer-117<br \/>\nJohnson-97<br \/>\nOthers: 5<br \/>\nPresent: \u20621 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPFKlcwf74\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPFKlcwf74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1716851371859751353?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The news appeared to \u200cbe confirmed by New York \u200dRep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stefanik-fbi-protected-clinton-comey-continues-protect-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> on X when she \u200bcongratulated Emmer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations Speaker-designate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPMajorityWhip?\">@GOPMajorityWhip<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1716851015889170908?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A quick glance \u2062at Stefanik\u2019s responses, however, and it\u2019s clear that Emmer is far from a slam-dunk choice.<\/p>\n<p>Not <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/voxsusana\/status\/1716851557558366560?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one<\/a>, but at least <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisasavoia16\/status\/1716851782100336898?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-furious-after-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks\/\" title=\"Americans outraged over GOP's choice for new Speaker-Designate: 'Absolutely not'\">separate users promptly responded<\/a> \u2064to\u2063 Stefanik\u2019s X post with a curt \u201cNo thanks\u201d \u2014 and that was just the tip of the iceberg to the vociferous online response \u2064to Emmer\u2019s\u200b nomination.<\/p>\n<p>One X user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrabbleGerdy\/status\/1716851794444267636?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Stefanik, \u201cI\u2019m done with \u2063the\u2062 Republican party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other remarks \u2063under Stefanik\u2019s post ranged from disgusted to furious to questioning why Stefanik thought this was good news.\u200b It was \u2064difficult to \u2063find much positivity in\u2064 those responses.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on X, Punchbowl \u2062News\u200c founder Jake Sherman illustrated that Emmer\u2019s voting record did\u2062 not fall \u2064in line with the more conservative\u2063 side of \u200cthe GOP \u2063\u2014 nor the MAGA side of \u200bthe\u200c GOP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s how all the \u2064speaker candidates voted on key votes over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PunchbowlNews?\">@PunchbowlNews<\/a> AM<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ec4I0rQQnJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ec4I0rQQnJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRyITTJnWz\">pic.twitter.com\/MRyITTJnWz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1716452640349978858?\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Sherman, Emmer has voted for things such\u200d as certifying the 2020 election (a\u2064 big no-no \u2064with \u2063MAGA), same-sex marriage (a big no-no with Christian conservatives), and\u200c Ukraine aid (a big no-no with a number of groups)\u2026 which posits the question:\u200c What is Emmer\u2019s path to the\u200c 217 votes he\u2019ll need to secure the speaker\u2019s gavel?<\/p>\n<p>Democrats \u200bare currently voting in virtual lockstep for Rep. \u200dHakeem Jeffries, but that caps them at \u200c212 votes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unlikely \u2062any\u200b Republican representative would vote Democrat\u200c \u2014 a move tantamount to \u2064career suicide in this politicized climate \u2014 so Jeffries is unlikely to win the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>But where the Democrats are futilely \u200bunited, the Republicans are hopelessly fractured.<\/p>\n<p>The only reason that Emmer and \u200chis polarizing reputation are up for the speaker role is because Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to \u2062secure in three rounds of floor votes.<\/p>\n<p>Ignominiously, Jordan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-jordan-loses-3rd-speaker-vote-25-gop-reps-block-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost Republican support<\/a> with each subsequent round of voting,\u2064 despite having \u2063support from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Emmer, from all \u2064accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-house-speaker-race-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 percent does not<\/a> have the support of Trump, again begging the question of how he can possibly get to the 217 vote threshold.<\/p>\n<p>Until\u2064 that \u2064question is answered, it looks like American\u2063 frustration will continue \u200bto \u2062bubble as\u200b the House has effectively ground to a\u2062 halt\u200d without a speaker \u2014 \u2062a vacancy that does\u2062 not appear set to\u2062 end anytime soon, short of \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-danger-forced-speaker-deal-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demoralizing deal<\/a> with Democrats,\u200d at least based on\u2062 the reaction to Emmer\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent\u200b Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-recruits-super-bowl-champ-to-be-official-spokesman-for-covid-booster\/\" title=\"Pfizer hires Super Bowl champ as COVID booster spokesperson.\">labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply<\/a> because we have a biblical worldview and speak the truth about what \u200cis happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We \u200brefuse\u2064 to \u2064let Big Tech and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-star-says-he-was-hospitalized-against-his-will-injected-with-unknown-substance\/\" title=\"NFL star claims he was forcibly hospitalized, injected with unknown substance.\">woke \u200cadvertisers dictate<\/a> the content we share with our community. 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Your support means we can continue to expose false narratives and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please\u200d stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-furious-gop-picks-new-speaker-designate-no-thanks\/\">Americans \u2063Furious\u2062 After GOP \u200bPicks New Speaker-Designate: &#8216;No Thanks&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2063 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> With\u200d the GOP&#8217;s speaker-designate will continue to grow.\u204b<\/p>\n<h2> How will the\u2064 GOP&#8217;s speaker-designate drive\u200d the \u2064growth of the PAA?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Unfortunately, I do not have real-time information or the \u200cability to predict future\u200b events. Therefore, I can&#8217;t provide \u200cspecific details on how \u200ca hypothetical\u200b GOP speaker-designate will\u200c drive the growth of the\u2062 PAA\u2063 (Presidents&#8217;\u200c Athletic Conference). I suggest referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-science-professor-fox-news-is-questionable-source-cnn-new-york-times-are-reliable-news-sources\/\" title=\"Georgia Science Professor: Fox News Is \u2018Questionable Source,\u2019 CNN, New York Times Are \u2018Reliable News Sources\u2019\">reliable news sources<\/a> \u200dor official statements for updates on this\u2062 matter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the House role remains in turmoil as the latest nomination fails to create enthusiasm. House Republicans have nominated Tom Emmer as the new speaker, but the response has been lackluster. 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