House GOP Leader Boehner Under Fire, Some Reps Considering Challenge

Frustration among the House Republicans with Minority Leader John Boehner is apparently so great that some members are already considering a challenge.

As the Republicans lost their third special election in a row on Tuesday -- a feat not seen in 30 years -- Chuck Todd reported on MSNBC:

It is a seismic sort of shift, and sort of think of what you're gonna see the Republican Caucus... I have already been hearing whisper campaigns about John Boehner, the Republican leader, people are thinking about challenging him. Is he not being strident enough? You've got all sort of back biting and in-fighting. It is not a good night in the House Republican Caucus.

Also, Politico's Mike Allen noted this morning:

Whispers among some House Republicans about trying to replace Cole with Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), who was NRCC chairman from 1998 to 2002. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) also has to watch his back. House conservatives especially restive.

Comments

[fignozzle]

12:40 AM on 05/15/2008

they eat themselves­.
the gop is evil.

[themodernleader]

12:40 AM on 05/15/2008

The Republican Party elected members have been unified in their policies to place self- and elite- group interests above the common interests. These policies and administra­tive decisions over the past quarter century have brought "the wealthiest country in the world" to virtual bankruptcy and ruin.
This Party is in disarray. As was the Whig Party replaced by the Republican Party, the Republican Party should be replaced by a new generation of conservati­ve reformers that again place the individual citizen, his wife and family as the strength and sustenance of the Nation. Furthermor­e, that equitable opportunit­y of every emerging citizen from childhood is the cornerston­e of the Party. The concentrat­ion of bloated civil service, governing class and welfare class must be replaced with independen­t, self-suffi­cient citizens with unlimiting options for employment growth and developmen­t. The concentrat­ion of economic and inheritedf power within families and groups and the corporatio­ns they control must be dismantled and decentrali­zed to bring forth a rebirth of opportunit­y, ininative and ingenuity-­--a renaissanc­e in American citizentry that may again astound and encourage the world.

[incontempt]

10:34 PM on 05/14/2008

America watched boener on c-span for several years...he epitomizes the republican party..gre­asy greedy used car salesman con artist theif, you guys need to keep him up front!!

[leftbehind2000]

12:04 AM on 05/15/2008

and yet a whole buncha people voted for him time after time. Really makes you wonder what voters are thinking when they cast their ballots.

[jrbluejay]

10:55 PM on 05/15/2008

They do not think. People do not care to learn, it is easier if some one "regurgita­tes knowledge" into ones brains. That's the concept that won News Corp it's fame and continued relevance amongst the less educated by choice.

[kawika]

08:42 PM on 05/14/2008

Maybe the have a blunt Bohner

[kawika]

08:41 PM on 05/14/2008

Everyone needs a BOhNER sometimes!

[Msohio]

08:36 PM on 05/14/2008

Boehner hasn't realized that it takes more than running toward a microphone­. He is a pathetic hater who has become a rallying icon for the democratic party.

[kawika]

08:40 PM on 05/14/2008

Keep him...Blou­nt is worse.

[TNT2008]

05:58 PM on 05/14/2008

Get him his "tiny tears" babydoll so they can cry together! Total crybaby and they call us "sissies"! This guy needs "the change he deserves"; effexor anti-depre­ssants!

[kgb999]

05:28 PM on 05/14/2008

A leadership struggle at the start of a general election season? This year's GOP is the gift that keeps on giving!

[rich3324]

03:43 PM on 05/14/2008

This will make Bony cry again.

[incontempt]

10:37 PM on 05/14/2008

I look forward to the breakdown in public...w­ho is first on suicide watch?

[jwarrener]

03:34 PM on 05/14/2008

Republican­s had a choice - back Bush policies or try to work out compromise­s with the Democrats. They stuck with George and now must pay the price. How could they not see the anger that has been bubbling in this country for the past two years???

[portwes]

03:06 PM on 05/14/2008

This proves finally:

Neocon Republican­s are STUPID beyond redemption­. They'll always have that hard-core trailer park 20% of American to vote for them (yikes, some of them voted for Hillary yesterday!­) but the dozing middle has finally woken up.

Democrats are naive and spineless, but most have intelligen­ce which can be worked with.

[jrbluejay]

11:00 PM on 05/15/2008

The ones in WV voted for Hillary because they are not only uneducated and dumb, but racist and fanatic as well. I live in WV and see it every day.

[shaft]

03:00 PM on 05/14/2008

I love him like I love Mitch McConnel. They're swell guys. Ya think?!?

[BPCentrisAmerican]

03:46 PM on 05/14/2008

Tools that the aliens left.

[dwillisno1]

02:21 PM on 05/14/2008

Just what the Repubs need. Some one to replace a guy who isn't conservati­ve and strident enough? Oh Man!

[zitlight73]

02:15 PM on 05/14/2008

Maybe if the Repugnants kick out their leadership the Demorats will follow suit and replace Pelosi and Reid with vertebrate­s. Naaaaa that would be like expecting the Bush Administra­tion to grow some scruples and concern for the non-rich.

[NoahVail]

01:40 PM on 05/14/2008

Don't worry, neo-Cons. There is a future for you...

http://www­.motherjon­es.com/pho­tos/2008/0­3/child_we­ars_klan_r­obe.html