Kevin McCarthy-Endorsed House Speaker Candidate Linked To Soros Group-Funded Campaign To Ditch Electoral College

As WLTReport noted, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is among the House Speaker frontrunners after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to secure enough GOP support.

“The American people elected us to deliver on a conservative agenda that secures our border, stops reckless spending, and holds Joe Biden accountable. We cannot afford to fail them. I’m running for Speaker of the House to bring our conference together and get back to work,” Emmer said.

The American people elected us to deliver on a conservative agenda that secures our border, stops reckless spending, and holds Joe Biden accountable.

We cannot afford to fail them.

I'm running for Speaker of the House to bring our conference together and get back to work. pic.twitter.com/kVFmlQ70PS

— Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) October 21, 2023

Emmer has already grabbed a major endorsement from ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted over two weeks ago by eight Republicans who voted with the Democrats.

“He is the right person for the job. He can unite the conference. He understands the dynamics of the conference. He also understands what it takes to win and keep a majority,” McCarthy said, according to Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman.

🚨BREAKING — KEVIN MCCARTHY is endorsing TOM EMMER for speaker.

"He is the right person for the job. He can unite the conference. He understands the dynamics of the conference. He also understands what it takes to win and keep a majority."

w @bresreports

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 20, 2023

President Trump made it clear he’s not behind Rep. Emmer’s House Speaker bid.

Trump Does NOT Want This Republican To Be Next House Speaker

Behind closed doors Trump has told his allies that Emmer was “not a fan of his, adding that Emmer has not defended him against his several indictments.”

Steven Bannon on his show called Emmer a flat out “Trump hater.”

President Trump is right. Tom Emmer is a RINO and should NEVER be Speaker of the House.https://t.co/kCbNQ5BJOF

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) October 22, 2023

“A vote for Tom Emmer is a vote for Jack Smith’s investigation,” said Caroline Wren, senior advisor for Kari Lake.

Real America’s Voice writes:

Tom Emmer is Nancy Pelosi in a Suit

Caroline Wren, senior advisor for Kari Lake, tells Steve Bannon that a vote for GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer as speaker of the House is a vote for Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Trump. Emmer had a hand in raising the debt ceiling, funding Ukraine, and not funding the border…and he also spent tens of millions of dollars primarying America First-Trump candidates. Emmer also worked for Soros-backed entities. Wren said other people will provide additional information on the Soros connection in the coming days.

WATCH:

Tom Emmer is Nancy Pelosi in a Suit@CarolineWren, senior advisor for @KariLake, tells Steve Bannon that a vote for GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer as speaker of the House is a vote for Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of President Trump. Emmer had a hand in raising the… pic.twitter.com/rzg7UKoedB

— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) October 20, 2023

Via POLITICO:

Former President Donald Trump privately conveyed to allies on Friday he does not back House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s bid for speaker, throwing another wrench into an already chaotic process to find the next person to hold the gavel.

Trump’s conversations come as Emmer has begun privately expressing his interest in the post. The Minnesota Republican, who has been making calls to fellow lawmakers, has emerged as an early frontrunner, having received the endorsement of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

But a sustained offensive from Trump, if one materializes, could spell doom, as any candidate for the job can only afford to lose a handful of votes.

The former president’s top allies are already working to thwart Emmer’s candidacy. Trump supporters have begun passing around opposition research on the congressmember, and the pro-Trump “War Room” podcast on Friday afternoon turned into an Emmer bash-fest. During an appearance on the program, top Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn noted that Emmer had yet to endorse Trump in the Republican presidential primary.

There's another huge red flag about Rep. Tom Emmer seeking the House Speakership.

The Minnesota Republican previously worked the National Popular Vote campaign “to support efforts to overhaul the Electoral College by passing laws that commit state electors to the candidate who wins the national popular vote,” the New York Post reported last year.

Democrat donors heavily bankrolled the initiative, including a son of George Soros.

Per the New York Post:

About five years after the initiative’s launch, Emmer took a job as one of the group’s paid spokespeople.

“I believe it’s going to end up favoring Republicans … if you believe in our message,” Emmer said in a 2011 video interview posted on the website of Pennsylvania public affairs firm Triad Strategies.

“The current system is not producing candidates and campaigns that campaign to everyone in the country. In fact, they focus on certain areas and the result is not necessarily the best policy for the country,” Emmer added at the time.

David Bossie, a close ally of former President Donald Trump and president of the advocacy group Citizens United, told The Post, “The scheme to abolish the Electoral College has been a dedicated effort by the radical left for years because they want coastal elites from California and New York to decide the direction of America.”

Hans von Spakovsky, a former Republican member of the Federal Election Commission and leader of the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Election Law Reform Initiative, said that there’s a reason for the Electoral College, which forces candidates to focus on appealing to swing-state voters across the country rather than major population centers.

“Anyone who supports the National Popular Vote plan has either contempt for, or a basic ignorance of, our federal system and the very careful structure that the Framers of the Constitution set up to ensure that more rural, less populated states are not ignored by individuals running for president,” von Spakovsky said.

The initiative was overwhelmingly financed by Democratic donors, according to the conservative Capital Research Center’s Influence Watch, which notes a $1 million contribution in 2011 from the Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation. Jonathan Soros is the son of left-wing megadonor George Soros.

It’s unclear how much Emmer was paid for being a spokesman, or precisely how long he worked for the group. Emmer did not provide the information to The Post, but a source close to him said it was a part-time job. NPV did not respond to a request for comment.

According to Influence Watch, "left-leaning organizations" financed the campaign.

From Influence Watch:

National Popular Vote (NPV) was founded in 2006 by lottery scratch-card inventor John Koza and election lawyer Barry Fadem to lobby for an “interstate compact” for states to deliver their electoral votes for President to the “winner” of the national popular vote. While Koza and Fadem are both Democratic donors, the organization has hired Republican spokespersons.

The organization has managed to get 15 states and the District of Columbia to join the compact, as of August 2019. 1 Major funding for the effort has come from Koza, Paychex billionaire Tom Golisano, and several major left-leaning organizations.

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“The Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation contributed $1 million to National Popular Vote in 2011. Jonathan Soros is the son of George Soros, known for financing a large network of left-leaning causes around the world and bankrolling Democratic Party candidates in the United States,” Influence Watch added.

Watch footage of Emmer pushing National Popular Vote below:

Tom Emmer, who is running for Speaker of the House, is a major proponent of ditching the Electoral College and going to a "National Popular Vote".

This is clearly unconstitutional and a completely insane position for someone who claims to be a Constitutional Conservative to… pic.twitter.com/1BUrhwREyC

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) October 20, 2023

Joey Mannarino writes:

Tom Emmer, who is running for Speaker of the House, is a major proponent of ditching the Electoral College and going to a “National Popular Vote”.

This is clearly unconstitutional and a completely insane position for someone who claims to be a Constitutional Conservative to take.

Make sure you retweet this video far and wide so everyone can know what we are dealing with.

Emmer is not a conservative. With this position, I don’t even know if you can call him a Republican.

Absolutely NEVER let this man become Speaker.

WATCH:

Here is another video of Tom Emmer, Kevin McCarthy's endorsed candidate for Speaker, furiously defending ditching the Electoral College in favor of a National Popular Vote.

This is not a position a Constitutional Conservative can take.

Tom Emmer must NEVER be allowed to become… pic.twitter.com/xkQgOPUwvU

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) October 20, 2023

Mannarino writes:

Here is another video of Tom Emmer, Kevin McCarthy’s endorsed candidate for Speaker, furiously defending ditching the Electoral College in favor of a National Popular Vote.

This is not a position a Constitutional Conservative can take.

Tom Emmer must NEVER be allowed to become Speaker.

YouTube account 'KariMae Seals' shared this footage of Emmer in 2014: