A large majority of Americans are sick and tired of the upcoming House speaker tussle and just want one elected as soon as possible, a new poll shows.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 67% of registered voters are fed up with Republican gridlock in the House and expect the caucuses to resolve the speaker crisis — as bickering over the issue continues to dominate the lower house nearly three weeks after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
“How often do you see Democrats, Republicans and independents agree on anything in DC?” said David Paleologos, director of Boston university’s Center for Political Research, to USA Today.
“Look at every demographic: gender, geography, age, race, education level, income, political philosophy, even those who trust CNN vs. Fox News,” he said.
“They all spoke the same seven words at once: ‘Choose a speaker, and do your job.’ ”
According to the poll, 57% of Republicans, 86% of Democrats and 59% of independents all agree on the need for a House speaker to be elected quickly to turn things around.
The battle continues over the replacement of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was ousted from the top slot nearly three weeks ago.ZUMAPRESS.com
Still, a quarter of those polled said it wasn’t a big deal either — because after all, what has Congress ever accomplished?
“It’s not like they did anything,” Dustin Gibbons, 34, a Republican and home insurance manager from Queen Creek, Ariz., told the outlet. “I don’t think a speaker in the House is going to do anything but, you know, keep kicking the ball around.”
Eight GOP stalwarts who joined every House Democrat in ousting McCarthy on Oct. 3. said the speaker had broken one of his pledges at the conference by choosing to pass a continuing resolution on a bipartisan basis last month that funded the government until Nov 17. avoid closing.
New poll finds 67% of registered voters fed up with Republican gridlock in House and expect caucus to resolve speaker crisis ASAP.ZUMAPRESS.com
In a motion led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), McCarthy became the first speaker of the House to be removed in US history.
McCarthy announced after the vote that he would not seek re-election, setting up a power struggle between moderates and the far-right over his successor.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) briefly considered a bid for speaker but was replaced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who last week failed in three floor votes to win the gavel.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan last week failed in three floor votes to win the speaker’s gavel.ZUMAPRESS.com
Another option entertained by moderates would be getting a vote on a bipartisan basis to authorize Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) to pass legislation temporarily, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) confirming he “respects ” McHenry over Jordan to lead the House.
But it was shot down by conservative Freedom Caucus member and GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who opposed what they called a “Democrat-backed” plan for “mixed government.”
The GOP conference will return to Washington, DC, on Monday evening to consider a slate of nine candidates for their next speaker, each of whom will face an uphill battle to win 217 nods from their 221 members in a House floor vote.
Potential speaker candidates are Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (center) and Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), Austin Scott (R- Ga.), Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas).AP
Potential speaker candidates are Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Mike Johnson (R- La.), Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), Austin Scott (R- Ga.), Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas).
The House Republican imbroglio has complicated not only the looming deadline for approving further government funding but also proposed legislation that President Biden would ask Congress to provide for US aid to Israel and Ukraine.
Biden, 80, called on lawmakers last week in an Oval Office speech to approve $61.4 billion for Kyiv as it nears the end of its second year of war with Russia and $14.3 billion for the Jewish state as it battles Hamas terrorists.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (above) said he “respects” Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-NC) for the one-time speaker who hopes Jim Jordan leads the House on an interim basis.AP
The $106 billion aid package will also include another $30.1 billion for various projects, including $9.15 billion in humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
On October 7, Hamas fighters attacked Israel in a multi-front attack that killed 1,400 Israelis and 31 Americans, injured thousands and took about 200 hostages, some of them Americans.
But the polls show signs that the American public has little confidence in Washington’s leaders — especially in the House — to return to effective governance, regardless of their party.
Resolution involving Rep. Patrick McHenry (above) was shot down by conservative Freedom Caucus member and GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who opposed what they called a Democratic-backed plan for coalition government.Getty Images
Fifty-four percent of US voters have an unfavorable opinion of the lower house, while 25% have a favorable opinion.
Overall, 35% of voters expressed “very little” confidence in the nation’s political leaders in Congress and the White House — and 27% expressed no confidence at all.
About 32% have “a little” confidence in US politicians, while only 4% have “a lot” of confidence in the leader.
The poll shows signs that the American public has low confidence in Washington’s leaders overall — especially in the House — to return to effective government.AP
At the same time, 61% of US voters want Congress to negotiate a government spending deal, the poll said.
The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, conducted from Oct. 17 to 20, polled 1,000 registered voters via landlines and cellphones with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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