Reported Whip Leak: GOP Senate Leadership Race


Posted originally on the CTH on November 10, 2024 | Sundance

According to Benny Johnson, the whip of rough votes for leadership has been leaked. I have no idea if this is accurate, but in general terms it seems about correct. Thune with 24 votes, Cornyn with 18, Scott with 11. That math tracks with what I would anticipate.

Rick Scott is essentially the 2024 version of Jim DeMint.

A GOP Senate Source has leaked the internal whip-count for the Leadership Vote. The final votes will be on a secret ballot Wednesday.

Here is where the race stands now:

Cornyn (18)
Scott (11)
Thune (24)

Details:

Banks – Thune
Barrasso – Thune
Blackburn – Thune
Boozman – Cornyn
Britt – Cornyn
Budd – Cornyn
Capito – Cornyn
Cassidy – Thune
Collins – Thune
Cornyn – Cornyn
Cotton – Thune
Cramer – Thune
Crapo – Cornyn
Cruz – Thune
Curtis – Thune
Daines – Thune
Ernst – Cornyn
Fischer – Cornyn
Graham – Cornyn
Grassley – Cornyn
Hagerty – Scott
Hawley – Cornyn
Hoeven – Thune
Hyde-Smith – Cornyn
Johnson – Scott
Justice – Thune
Kennedy – Cornyn
Lankford – Cornyn
Lee – Scott
Lummis – Thune
Marshall – Scott
McConnell – Thune
McCormick – Cornyn
Moran – Cornyn
Moreno – Scott
Mullin – Thune
Murkowski – Thune
Paul – Scott
Ricketts – Cornyn
Risch – Cornyn
Rounds – Thune
Rubio – Scott
Schmitt – Scott
Scott (FL) – Scott
Scott (SC) – Thune
Sheehy – Thune
Sullivan – Thune
Tillis – Thune
Thune – Cornyn
Tuberville – Scott
Vance – Scott
Wicker – Thune
Young – Thune

[SOURCE]

If they did a second round with only Thune and Cornyn, the Scott group would probably split 50/50 (or a little better) in Thune’s favor.

Like I said, don’t get emotional on this one. The upper chamber is a completely self-preserving, hardened silo.

President Trump is taking the pragmatic, optimal solution approach, and negotiating his priority nominations past the leadership race.

President Trump Asks for Confirmation Support from Senate Leadership


Posted originally on the CTH on November 10, 2024 | Sundance

Recess appointments have been a general source of contention for those of us in the deep weeds who did not like Republican Leader Mitch McConnell keeping the upper chamber for four straight years 2018 through 2020, when the Republicans eventually lost their majority.

Now that the Senate has flipped back into Republican control, President Trump is proactively looking to confront the “recess appointment” issue withing the current Republican leadership contest. [Truth Social]

A recess appointment is an appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official to fill a vacant position while the United States Senate is in recess.

Recess appointments are authorized by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.”

This means that, although the U.S. Constitution requires that most senior federal officials be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, while the U.S. Senate is in recess the President holds nomination power. Generally, a person who is serving on a recess appointment will be officially nominated during the Senate’s next session and continue service uninterrupted. Rarely, this nomination will be rejected by the Senate, and the officials’ service will be ended after a very brief term.

The absence of a recess period blocks the President from recess appointments. However, any individual senator can demand an official recess and put their filibuster power into play; where the Senate must then gain a 60-vote approval to continue the session – even though they are not technically present.

No individual Senator ever challenged Mitch McConnell to force a recess throughout President Trump’s term in office, 2017 though 2021.

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Comments on the 2024 Election


Posted originally on Nov 6, 2024 By Martin Armstrong 

2020 Election Forecast 6 Models
2024 Presidential Election by Popular Vote

COMMENT #1: Marty,
Socrates became a lot more valuable yesterday. It predicted exactly what would happen. Again.
Buffet sold Apple big time anticipating a Kamala win and higher taxes. He was wrong. You were right. Again.
I am looking forward to seeing you in the next couple of days. …

T

COMMENT #2: I had followed all of your political forecasts since 2013 when you even forecasted that Ukraine would be where war would start. The computer projection for this election was the first time it showed 61% and 59% on two models. It was an unbelievable forecast and even surprised you when the computer spits that out. This was a clean sweep and the first time since Grover Cleveland. What you have programmed should be on the front cover of Time as the person of the year. Nobody has done what you have. Nobody!

FA

COMMENT #3: Dear Martin:

I hope you are well and enjoying your front-beach house in the Sunshine State.

Socrates did it, again!!! Donald J. Trump is elected 47th U.S. President!!!

Congrats for all your work!!!

Sincerely,

J.E.M.V.

COMMENT #4: Marty, I hope Trump and RFK listen to you. Your plan of eliminating the income tax and the debt while converting Social Security into a wealth fund would make America great again. We had a board meeting on it, and everyone was impressed. You are right; it will bring home all the offshore offices worldwide. It takes a trader to see it, not academics. But they should give you a Nobel Prize and reform that organization.

Derick

COMMENT #5: Hello  ?, what a gratifying day this has been -don’t you think? There is hope that some reasoning can be instilled in the world, but having said that, I think some people must be very busy trying to already find a way to sabotage Trump’s presidency. Thus, they will play nasty to their last breath.
I read some of the newspapers from different countries, and how every written word is the extension of their profound dissapointment of Trump winning, you would even think it is personal!
And then we have Monsieur Macron doing what a French does best, and that is to know which side of the bread is buttered ?.

One day left before your conference, which I think will have very interesting guests like, perhaps, Nigel Farage? I read he was in Florida, anyhow it will be a gathering to remember. I am still trying to decipher the big announcement, I thought that perhaps it could be that you have decided this will be your last conference. Whatever it may be, I hope that eventually you will share it with your readers.
Mr.Armstrong, have an amazing time in Orlando using your expertise for the better of humankind.
My best wishes as always ?.

COMMENT #6: Hi Martin,

  1. This is the age demographics of votes.

It looks like the Gen-X and Boomers save the country. However, looking at what’s coming, does this suggest it’s only a short-lived period? How does this affect the 2032 crash?

BT

1 Democraphic 2024 election

Alex Soros doesn’t have the Midas touch his father has.

Kamala Soros

Categ

Your Comments on Election


Posted originally on Nov 6, 2024 By Martin Armstrong |  

Obama Peace Prize

COMMENT #1: Marty, I know you have no respect for the Nobel Prize. But, man, if anyone deserves it, it has to be you for both the Peace Prize and Economics. I can’t wait for the WEC this weekend. They gave the Peace Prize to Obama, who wanted to invade Syria. I get it. They handed it to economists who are always wrong but say the words they want to hear. We need a real Prize of Accomplishment, not the politically correct version of the Nobel.

Gates Obama Medal

PS or the fake ones Obama gave Gates, disgracing every winner before him.

DF

All Gender Bathroom

COMMENT #2: Been standing in line for 2 1/2 hours to vote, and this sign on the bathroom door provided extra motivation to vote the right way.

M

White House Pride

COMMENT #3: I got into an argument with my sister that Kamala was for women’s rights and supported abortion. I told her Congress could not overrule the Supreme Court and asked where she is for women’s rights when transgenders are pushing women out of sports. We no longer talk. I think you said in one of your posts that only food tries to convince a fool that they are an idiot.

GL

Full Steam Ahead

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