Next Speaker Battle Could Be More Wild Than The Last

October 5, 2023 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

Expectations are at rock-bottom among House Republicans that their civil war will be resolved by the speaker vote on Wednesday, Axios has learned. Some moderates are threatening to tank any speaker if the rules aren’t changed to protect future speakers from single-member motions to vacate. That’s a deal breaker for conservatives.

Some conservatives are threatening to tank any speaker who’d support aid for Ukraine, or who wouldn’t push along an impeachment vote on President Biden. That’s a deal breaker for some moderates. And some Republicans just have old scores to settle.

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Some moderates and conservatives are threatening to tank any speaker who doesn’t meet their demands. And some Republicans have old scores to settle.

Expectations are at rock-bottom among Republicans that their civil war will be resolved by Wednesday. https://t.co/5ksaVn7xLX

— Axios (@axios) October 5, 2023