As a Minnesotan, fuck Tom Emmer. Most Minnesotans can’t stand that piece of shit.
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I’m convinced he only got sent to Washington because the people that voted for him, just wanted to get rid of him.
our Conference has shown what we can accomplish when we come together as a team
Yep, absolutely nothing.
the deck is stacked against us
By themselves.
Fyi
Former President Donald Trump privately conveyed to allies on Friday he does not back House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s bid for speaker, throwing another wrench into an already chaotic process to find the next person to hold the gavel,” Politico reports.
“A sustained offensive from Trump, if one materializes, could spell doom, as any candidate for the job can only afford to lose a handful of votes.”
Emmer's sin was to vote to certify the 2020 Presidental election.
Ehh, hes not a good one either. He militantly opposed working with dems, so no real loss.
I mean, that was the reason 8 GOP'ers ironically voted with Democrats to oust McCarthy as speaker, and Emmer was not one of them.
At this point:
Better than any Republican at ALL points of the last 60+ years.
And if anyone gets out of line, Zoidberg will just ink them and scuttle off.
Whoo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!
Writing my Congressman, senator and comptroller to nominate him right now!
He's the highest ranking Republican who hasn't withdrawn (McCarthy, Scalise). I'd say he's the next most likely candidate.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Tom Emmer has officially announced his intentions to become the next U.S. House speaker following the unprecedented removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.
Late Friday, Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad announced that he would support Emmer for Speaker of the House:
In the interim period since McCarthy's ouster, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry has been serving as speaker pro tempore.
Earlier this month, Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips said he did not regret his vote to remove McCarthy, and suggested his colleague Emmer as a replacement.
Soon after the GOP conference dropped Jordan as its speaker nominee, some Republicans began thinking about whether they should take a shot at the speakership.
Hern had earlier considered running after McCarthy's ouster and said in a letter to colleagues that he "called, texted or met" with all 221 Republicans in the conference to ask what they wanted to see in their next speaker.
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