{"id":511181,"date":"2022-11-17T06:27:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T03:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/make-lee-master-of-the-house\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T06:27:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T03:27:44","slug":"make-lee-master-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/make-lee-master-of-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"#Make Lee master of the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d1f53c944f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d1f53c944f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/make-lee-master-of-the-house\/#%E2%80%9CMake_Lee_master_of_the_House%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Make Lee master of the House&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/make-lee-master-of-the-house\/#Resume_to_be_Mr_Speaker\" >R\u00e9sum\u00e9 to be Mr. Speaker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/make-lee-master-of-the-house\/#Melanias_got_moxie\" >Melania\u2019s got moxie<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMake_Lee_master_of_the_House%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Make Lee master of the House&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Miranda Devine\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png?w=152 152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png?w=114 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png?w=76 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png?w=38 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/miranda-devine222.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the final numbers are still up in the air, it\u2019s safe to say New York saved the Republican Party \u2014 and, more importantly, spared the nation another two years of unfettered vandalism by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Only by a whisker have the Republicans won control of the House, thanks to the red wave in New York that was led by Lee Zeldin.<\/p>\n<p>He might have fallen short on the herculean task of winning the governor\u2019s race, but down-ballot the GOP flipped four House seats in deep blue New York, sending an impressive 11 members to fill out the majority in Washington, DC, in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that close call, there\u2019s no sugarcoating the fact that Republican leadership has failed and they will pay for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcCarthy, McConnell, McDaniel: McFailure,\u201d is the mantra pushed by rebel Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s astonishing that RNC chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel has the hide to seek a fourth term after presiding over two avoidable losses. Her losing streak is three for three if you count the 2018 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Sen. Mitch McConnell also need to be held accountable for the midterm dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointments.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>And, to the extent that he has leadership aspirations, so does Donald Trump. His intervention in the last days of the campaign was destructive, and his mercurial meddling in pre-selections fell flat, but it is just a cynical diversion by party leadership to pin all the blame on the former president. Trump will be judged, one way or the other, in the presidential primaries, where he is destined to meet Ron DeSantis and any number of younger challengers.<\/p>\n<p>May the best man win. But that contest is a long time off.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if the GOP has any chance of winning in 2024, the party needs to refresh, rally behind new leadership and new ideas, learn to ballot harvest better than Dems, stop the infighting, and work out how to turn the popular vote of the people into power.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell may be unassailable in the Senate, but McCarthy is vulnerable, despite the 188-31 vote Tuesday by his House colleagues to nominate him as speaker in the next Congress.<\/p>\n<p>If House Republicans end up with just 219 or 220 seats, all it takes is two or three members to upset the apple cart for McCarthy on Jan. 3\u2019s real vote for speaker.<\/p>\n<p>He needs 218 votes to win and at least two of his colleagues have vowed publicly not to vote for him under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/20221115_zaa_s152_046.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. Kevin McCarthy\" class=\"wp-image-24684975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/20221115_zaa_s152_046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/20221115_zaa_s152_046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/20221115_zaa_s152_046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/20221115_zaa_s152_046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many people were disappointed in Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s efforts and influence on the Republican party.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com\/ Cliff Owen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In fact, Florida\u2019s Matt Gaetz says he knows of at least five people who would rather be \u201cwaterboarded by Liz Cheney than vote for Kevin McCarthy\u201d as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin McCarthy couldn\u2019t get 218 votes, he couldn\u2019t get 200 votes, he couldn\u2019t get 190 votes today, so to believe that Kevin McCarthy is going to be speaker, you have to believe he\u2019s going to get votes in the next six weeks that he couldn\u2019t get in the last six years,\u201d Gaetz told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we can do better. Right now, we need new leadership. We need to turn the page. We need someone who has broad credibility with conservatives and centrists and moderates throughout the conference . . . and can unite us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, who might that person be?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/FgwSrrSWQAE3EhT.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"LEE ZELDIN\" class=\"wp-image-24684990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/FgwSrrSWQAE3EhT.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/FgwSrrSWQAE3EhT.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/FgwSrrSWQAE3EhT.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/FgwSrrSWQAE3EhT.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zeldin had a major influence in the elections, sending 11 members to fill out the majority in Washington, DC.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\/Lee Zeldin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dark-horse candidate \u2014 but the most promising \u2014 is none other than New York\u2019s own Lee Zeldin.<\/p>\n<p>The four-term congressman was tight-lipped about the prospect as he was cleaning out his office in DC this week, but there is no shortage of people urging him to run for speaker \u2014 at least eight at last count.<\/p>\n<p>The rules allow for an outsider, and names like former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard and former Speaker Newt Gingrich have been floated.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resume_to_be_Mr_Speaker\"><\/span>R\u00e9sum\u00e9 to be Mr. Speaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But Zeldin is the only realistic prospect, having served in the House for the last eight years and being popular across the board. He gets newfound respect for his feat of bringing conservatives, independents and moderate Democrats into the tent in the blue stronghold of New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, over the last week I\u2019ve received phone calls from people asking me to consider different roles,\u201d Zeldin says, tantalizingly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/110922_Lee_Zeldin_3A-1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"LEE ZELDIN\" class=\"wp-image-24684994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/110922_Lee_Zeldin_3A-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/110922_Lee_Zeldin_3A-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/110922_Lee_Zeldin_3A-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/110922_Lee_Zeldin_3A-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=342 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Some consider Zeldin the best candidate for speaker, with his experience serving in the House and overall popularity.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is coy when asked about challenging McCarthy, but doesn\u2019t rule it out. He does confirm that he has been asked to run for the RNC chairmanship, the state Republican chairmanship, Suffolk County executive in 2023, against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2024, or to take on Hochul again in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not been making any calls to anybody to campaign for any of that, but I have been receiving calls from people who feel strongly about these options and calls around the county from people asking me to seriously consider taking on this new role with the RNC and in the coming days and weeks I am going to . . . determine which path is the one where I can be most effective . . .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I decide to make the move, the one thing everyone should know with full confidence is that I\u2019m all in and it will be physically impossible for somebody to outwork me . . .<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/JK_20221111_SOMOS_Eric_Adams_0062.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"KATHY HOCHUL\" class=\"wp-image-24685007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/JK_20221111_SOMOS_Eric_Adams_0062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/JK_20221111_SOMOS_Eric_Adams_0062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/JK_20221111_SOMOS_Eric_Adams_0062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/JK_20221111_SOMOS_Eric_Adams_0062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Although Hochul beat Zeldin in 2022, there are talks he could run against her again in 2026.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOne of the benefits of change for any organization is the next person who is coming in from a different background [will have] fresh ideas and a new perspective that allows the organization to strengthen and improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also points to the specific and disciplined message he used to create New York\u2019s red wave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t just anti-Kathy Hochul, [we were] campaigning to roll back pro-criminal laws, fire weak DAs and support the men and women in blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel nationally it\u2019s important on substance to articulate strongly what you stand for with a disciplined message that voters become increasingly familiar and comfortable with and that\u2019s the only way to create enthusiasm and energy and a movement that delivers a wave . . .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think a wave is inbound so everyone will jump on board, but my theory is you need to be behind your board doing everything in your power to create the wave until the polls close at 9 p.m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin sure is running for something. And since the House would not be in Republican hands without his efforts, the speaker\u2019s job is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>But if McCarthy manages to soothe and shmooze his flock to eke out a win, Zeldin\u2019s many fans in the party will ensure he becomes RNC chairman.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Melanias_got_moxie\"><\/span>Melania\u2019s got moxie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It says a lot for Melania Trump that she signed up again for the punishment of her husband\u2019s political ambitions, considering how nastily she was treated by the media last time.<\/p>\n<p>She was snubbed and vilified from the day she arrived in the White House until the day she left. Her restoration of the Rose Garden was unjustly maligned. Her tasteful Christmas decorations were mocked. Unlike her first lady predecessors, and Jill Biden, she never was asked to be on the cover of Vogue. Her marriage was constantly ridiculed. But at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night, she was all smiles after Donald Trump\u2019s speech as she pressed the flesh with him to the tune of David Bowie\u2019s \u201cWe Can Be Heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is clearly right behind his 2024 campaign to Make America Great Again, Again.<br \/>So much for the gossip mongers who said she would file for divorce the minute they left the White House.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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