I read the sub stack post with interest, it's nice to know that there are some some thoughtful Republicans. However, I am very skeptical that the representatives as a whole would vote for one of them. This could end us with Matt Gaetz or someone worse, or, as you pointed out Steve Scalise. Frankly, I think that's the most likely outcome.…
I read the sub stack post with interest, it's nice to know that there are some some thoughtful Republicans. However, I am very skeptical that the representatives as a whole would vote for one of them. This could end us with Matt Gaetz or someone worse, or, as you pointed out Steve Scalise. Frankly, I think that's the most likely outcome. I have no love for Kevin McCarthy and would love to see him removed speaker, but he's the devil you know… it could be way worse.
I just want to point out that votes for Speaker are cast by all 435 members, not just Republicans. A majority is 218 and there are only 222 Republicans.
It's highly unlikely that any of the more moderate, centrist R's would vote for an extremist like Gaetz. They could conceivably vote for Scalise, but if they were going to do that, there'd be no reason for them to support removing McCarthy.
Our mission at Feathers of Hope is to persuade the Republican moderates (and Democratic leadership) to remove McCarthy specifically for the purpose of replacing him with a moderate.
For a longer discussion of this, and some insight into the strains within the Republican Caucus in the House, see our post from June 29:
I read the sub stack post with interest, it's nice to know that there are some some thoughtful Republicans. However, I am very skeptical that the representatives as a whole would vote for one of them. This could end us with Matt Gaetz or someone worse, or, as you pointed out Steve Scalise. Frankly, I think that's the most likely outcome. I have no love for Kevin McCarthy and would love to see him removed speaker, but he's the devil you know… it could be way worse.
Thanks for reading the post, J Hall.
I just want to point out that votes for Speaker are cast by all 435 members, not just Republicans. A majority is 218 and there are only 222 Republicans.
It's highly unlikely that any of the more moderate, centrist R's would vote for an extremist like Gaetz. They could conceivably vote for Scalise, but if they were going to do that, there'd be no reason for them to support removing McCarthy.
Our mission at Feathers of Hope is to persuade the Republican moderates (and Democratic leadership) to remove McCarthy specifically for the purpose of replacing him with a moderate.
For a longer discussion of this, and some insight into the strains within the Republican Caucus in the House, see our post from June 29:
https:// jerryweiss.substack.com/p/is-there-a-crack-in-the-wall
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