Tom Emmer’s bid to be speaker on verge of collapse, according to multiple GOP members
From CNN's Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona
House GOP Whip Tom Emmer’s bid to be speaker is on the verge of collapse amid opposition from the right flank of his conference over his past votes on fiscal and social issues — and amid fresh attacks waged by former President Donald Trump, according to multiple Republicans.
Several Republicans who oppose Emmer say they will not move off their opposition and are calling for a new candidate.
Emmer can only afford to lose four Republicans, and 26 voted against him behind closed doors.
He voted to certify the 2020 election, voted to keep the government open for 47 days, voted for the bipartisan law to avoid a debt default and voted to codify same-sex marriage — all issues that members of the hard-right have cited.
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