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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Thu Oct 12, 2023, 07:10 PM Oct 2023

Scalise hits a wall. Time for Plan B?

Politico

He still doesn't have the votes: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise might have won the House GOP’s nomination to serve as speaker. But a growing number of members say he doesn’t have the 217 votes he needs to win the gavel on the floor — and some are casting serious doubt on whether he can ever get there.

The GOP conference met Thursday afternoon for almost three hours, with a majority of the members emerging frustrated, disillusioned and ready to turn to other options.

None of the dozen-plus members who raised objections to Scalise after Wednesday’s nomination vote indicated they had changed their minds. In fact, Scalise lost support Thursday, with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) reversing course after previously saying she’d back the Louisianan.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), the House Freedom Caucus chair, stopped short of calling on Scalise to drop out but warned, “I don’t see a path for Steve to get to 217.” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) posted to X, “I love Steve, but if the votes are not there, let’s move on.”

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Scalise hits a wall. Time for Plan B? (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2023 OP

Move on to what? Hugin Oct 2023 #1

We would only need four or five Republicans to pull out of the party and caucus with us Walleye Oct 2023 #2

I'm not. Hugin Oct 2023 #4

Plan B? I don't see any plan at all! C_U_L8R Oct 2023 #3

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #5

Hugin

(37,993 posts)

1. Move on to what?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 07:16 PM

Oct 2023

One would hope, being the minority party.

Walleye

(45,415 posts)

2. We would only need four or five Republicans to pull out of the party and caucus with us

Reply to Hugin (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 07:29 PM

Oct 2023

That would be some profiles in courage. So I don’t expect it

Hugin

(37,993 posts)

4. I'm not.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 09:47 PM

Oct 2023

But, thanks for the ray of sunshine!

C_U_L8R

(49,526 posts)

3. Plan B? I don't see any plan at all!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 07:35 PM

Oct 2023

Just your everyday incompetent maga clusterfuck.

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,011 posts)

5. This makes me smile

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2023, 01:40 AM

Oct 2023

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