Tom Emmer will be the next nominee for the Speaker
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) will be the next nominee for House speaker after winning the first three rounds of the Republican nomination contest.
- He has received an endorsement from former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and secured more public endorsements than other candidates.
- Emmer is the Majority Whip and has experience as the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
- Despite his popularity among Republicans, Emmer faces challenges from Trump-aligned members of the party who may block his bid for speaker.
- He is considered the most moderate of the candidates and has taken positions at odds with former President Donald Trump, such as supporting the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
- Emmer is known for his advocacy for the cryptocurrency industry and has co-sponsored legislation to loosen crypto regulations.
- Trump and his allies have raised concerns about Emmer's lack of endorsement for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and his alleged encouragement of GOP candidates to distance themselves from Trump.
The House has been without a speaker for nearly three weeks, and the GOP is struggling to coalesce behind a replacement candidate due to ideological divisions within the party.
Remember it only takes 5 votes against him to fail.
The GOP tried Jordan who got the votes of the hardest of the Trump coalition. Jordan could only secured around 200 of 217 votes needed to become speaker.
Now with Emmer, the GOP is trying a more moderate conservative. That will not sit well with the Marjorie Greene, Gaetze, and Boeberts