The new GOP women in the House of Representatives voted to keep John Boehner, R-Ohio, as House Speaker.
Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., had told CNN on Sunday that she would vote for Boehner, predicting the vote would “ move forward pretty smoothly.” She was right.
Even rising conservative star Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, voted for Boehner. This came as little surprise, as Love on Sunday defended Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., over accusations he had spoken to a white supremacist group.
Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., also voted for Boehner.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., had also previously said she would vote to keep Boehner and noted how he “came to the district and campaigned on my behalf.”
Rep. Mimi Walters, R-Calif., predictably voted for Boehner, after being provided a House leadership position as representative of the freshman class.
This morning I spoke with Breitbart’s C. Edmund Wright, who theorized that freshmen who voted for Boehner may have done so out of fear about their future status in the Republican Party.
There is another possibility. They may fear that if they play into this farcical challenge of Boehner – especially without coalescing around a viable alternative – it might damage their reputations as incoming Congressmen who want to be taken seriously.
















