Conservatives weigh potential show of opposition against Johnson
Source: Politico
11/09/2024 03:37 PM EST
Even as Republicans are increasingly optimistic that theyll keep control of the House, some conservatives remain wary of Mike Johnson and theyre discussing how to telegraph their concerns in next weeks secret leadership ballot. With nearly two dozen races still outstanding, Johnson seems close to a major victory: Holding the tiny GOP majority, after a campaign season where he tied himself closely to Donald Trump and campaigned heavily for his at-risk members.
Still, some House Republicans are mulling ways to signal their potential opposition to Johnsons bid on the secret ballot, according to two Republicans familiar with the discussions, who were granted anonymity to talk about private plans. Johnson is expected to easily clear the majority hurdle needed to become the speaker nominee in that meeting on Wednesday. But conservatives could field a candidate to run against him for the speaker nod, or may try to oppose him or vote present in the secret ballot.
That wont be enough to derail his nomination, but its a warning for Johnson ahead of the real test in January, when hell need a majority vote on the House floor to take the gavel. If Republicans only take control of the House by a slim margin, as expected, that means Johnson will need near-unanimous support from his conference since he cant count on any Democratic votes.
Enter skeptical conservatives, who want concessions from Johnson on the rules governing the chamber and a plan to secure conservative wins in exchange for their votes. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced similar demands two years ago, when it took him 15 ballots to get elected speaker on the House floor he ultimately had to make several changes to the rules that gave conservatives more power and severely weakened his hold on the conference.
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Karasu
(173 posts)...conservative enough for the GOP anymore, and no one ever will be. Not even Mike friggin' Johnson.
ratchiweenie
(7,933 posts)need to do to take our country back.
BumRushDaShow
(143,014 posts)it is filing away info for strategic purposes.
You might recall that it took 15 votes for Kevin McCarthy to be SOH and Democrats held fast. Similarly, it took a couple weeks after McCarthy was kicked out to get Johnson.
We have flipped a bunch of seats so far so with new people coming in, our Whip operation will need to be stellar.
cstanleytech
(27,074 posts)Give them a same helping of the medicine they've given us over the years and see how much they love the taste? It's not like we have anything to really lose now and if they try to kill the filibustering there's a number of ways our people can fuck them with just like they've done to us.
B.See
(3,711 posts)stop bringing knives to a gunfight? Surely you jest.
cstanleytech
(27,074 posts)Zambero
(9,768 posts)The threshold for that term has been pushed so far to the right that even someone like Mike Johnson is no longer considered a conservative bona fide? Not a fan of the guy by any means, although one has wonder these days exactly what so-called conservatives are wanting to conserve? Nothing comes to mind.