Some conservatives are in talks to stir up Wednesday’s internal House GOP elections.
The anonymous source discussed the sensitive internal deliberations with The Hill and said the conservatives are planning to nominate an alternative candidate to Johnson for Speaker during Wednesday’s internal GOP elections.
The sources said they are still discussing whom to nominate, and one source cautioned that the opposition could fall apart.
“There will be a nomination,” one of the sources said.
The intent is to show opposition within the House GOP to Johnson’s bid to continue as Speaker, one of the sources said.
The House GOP is set to consider Johnson for Speaker during internal GOP elections on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Johnson said he is confident that he will win the gavel on the first ballot in January.
“I am [confident]. I’m talking with everyone,” he said. “I think you’ll have total unity in the party.”
Johnson must only win a majority vote in the internal elections.
The Speaker is set to face a rocky road to re-election. During an interview on Fox News over the weekend, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said there are “a lot of Republicans” who are concerned with Johnson’s leadership effort.
“Mike Johnson is going to have to demonstrate that he can corral this Republican conference to deliver for the American people and deliver for President Trump. That needs to happen over the next several weeks,” Roy said. “And I’m gonna be sitting down with Mike this week, sitting down with other members of the conference, but we have no choice but to deliver.”
“We’ve got to deliver, no more excuses. That’s what I want to hear out of the Speaker. But he’s got a lot of Republicans who are still concerned,” he added. “We’ve got to figure out how to get everybody on the same page.”
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Mike Johnson has done a great job, considering he had to get many Democrats on board to get things done ! He is a man of integrity, who loves this country ! Let him finish what he has already started to do for the benefit of all Americans ! It would be a HUGE mistake to replace him at this time. We are blessed to have all 3 branches of the government under conservative control at this time ! We can & will begin to experience more common sense political decisions. Those decisions will be tempered with Biblical values, thanks to people like Mike Johnson !
Thank you Mike,
Donald Wayne Geisinger
The smell of Democratic desperation is overpowering at times, but they should take note that they lost the popular vote, the electorial college vote, lost many blue states, and still cannot accept the fact that their programs and polices were complete failures that “all” Americans with brains saw through. The past 4 years of debochery have shown the past Democratic Leadership in House and Senate to be completely devoid of any common since or justice for the American Public. Instead all they could think about was how to win elections to continue their reign of terror against US Citizens while they got filthy rich. They have lost touch with reality thinking that they are exempt from the laws and rugulations they imposed upon us. I have read someplace that Congress (House adn Senate) shall not impose any laws or limitations on the nation’s citizens that they too are not subject to. People such as Nancy Pelosi seem to have forgotten that and should be fully investigated, charges filed if laws have been broken, arrested, brought to court and tried. The same goes with other leadership in the House or Senate Committees. Its not a Trump act, these people sunk their own boats with thier actions if trying to sink the nation. Now they should answer for their actions.