House Republicans Pulling Back Support for Boehner’s Speaker Reelection
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ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Four more House Republicans have decided not to support John Boehner’s reelection bid for House Speaker.
Reps. Steve King, Marlin Stutzman and Paul Gosar — who all voted for Boehner in 2013 — have decided they can’t support Boehner again in Tuesday’s vote.
Rep. Dave Brat, who knocked off former Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a primary last year, has also decided to vote for someone else, making nine members who have announced their opposition so far.
Twenty more will have to step forward to throw the vote to a second ballot.
Boehner is trying to extinguish questions about whether he will be crowned as speaker of the House.
With pockets of opposition percolating, don’t expect a conservative coup. Until a center of gravity emerges from the Tea Party wing, Boehner appears safe. And he, along with Mitch McConnell, could continue to drive the new Republican majority.
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