Trump And Allies Doom Latest GOP Speaker Nominee, GOP Regroups
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Emmer, a Minnesota Republican and former head of the House GOP's campaign arm, withdrew from the race soon thereafter after failing to garner support roughly 20 firm detractors.
The conference will now regroup in an effort to find a new path forward.
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| 0:44.8 | 2023. Things might have changed by the time you hear this, although I kind of |
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| 1:09.0 | I'm Sarah McCammon, I cover the campaign. |
| 1:11.2 | I'm Claudia, I cover Congress. I'm Deirdre Walsh, I also cover Congress. |
| 1:13.0 | Congress. I'm Deirder Walsh. I also cover Congress. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, Republicans had a new candidate for Speaker of the House. |
| 1:19.0 | We have heard this before. |
| 1:20.0 | It was Tom Emmer of Minnesota. |
| 1:22.0 | He rose to the top after a day of voting and then had to drop out this afternoon because he couldn't get enough votes to win on the House floor. |
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