2024 House of Representatives thread

[Anonymous]

Johnson just lost another vote. He isn't even sticking around for the term. I guess he wanted to get some spring powder skiiing in while he could.

[Anonymous]

ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!

PP, sorry, nominees are decided by Party. That means either the CO GOP nominates Bo Bo and she has to resign for CO-3 which Democrats WILL fiip, or CO GOP doesn't pick Bo Bo and Dems will flip that seat in Nov. She should just resign now and and help her kid.

[Anonymous]

Wow, that is hilarious. Well done, Congressman Buck!

[Anonymous]

Rats fleeing a sinking ship.

GOP majority down to 218 to 213 with 3 vacancies. Johnson can lose only 2 votes to keep his majority.

[Anonymous]

Why are they fleeing now? If Trump wins the GOP will be well positioned to wreak all the havoc they want.

[Anonymous]

Most of the ones fleeing are not die-hard Trump fans and they expect to be told to do things or pass legislation that they don't really support. So, many are bailing before they end up between a rock and a hard place. These are people who have voted with Trump for the last 7 years and realize that they just can't do it any more. They don't want to be part of the Trump party, so they are bailing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are they fleeing now? If Trump wins the GOP will be well positioned to wreak all the havoc they want.

I am thinking that rather than go independent and let Jeffries win, they are retiring, to let Jeffires win. A Dem controlled house sooner than later, can get the budget done, can get Ukraine funded and could even codify Roe and IVF (though those would require 60 votes in the senate)

At a minimum, it reduces the risk of a 1/6 repeat if Johnson isn't the speaker, though if the Dems retake the House in the fall, he wouldn't be the speaker anyhow.

[Anonymous]

here come the crocodile tears

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:here come the crocodile tears

lol .. she's like the deepest part of the swamp. Even her own district hates her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are they fleeing now? If Trump wins the GOP will be well positioned to wreak all the havoc they want.

Trump's not winning. They know, we know, only MAGA doesn't seem to get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:here come the crocodile tears

Does her husband still have that cushy $400k “consultant” gig, talking about swamp.

[Anonymous]

What's to stop all Boebert's MAGA supporters from voting for the party-chosen nominee in the special election while at the same time voting for Bobo in the primary? Since the governor scheduled them the same day the party nominee won't even have an incumbency advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that is hilarious. Well done, Congressman Buck!

It might work but it might not. Boebert’s chance to win the primary with a plurality depends on several other Republicans splitting the remaining vote. Buck’s resignation lets the party intervene and pick the nominee for the special election which should make that person the favorite in the primary head to head against Boebert. That assumes that the other Republicans who are not picked by the party will accept that decision and back off and let the party’s pick have it. I am not sure that will happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's to stop all Boebert's MAGA supporters from voting for the party-chosen nominee in the special election while at the same time voting for Bobo in the primary? Since the governor scheduled them the same day the party nominee won't even have an incumbency advantage.

Nothing. But she is highly unpopular in CO-4 and will most likely lose. But hey, she can run in the primary and we'll all see how popular MAGA is in that district. It will be another good data point.