“House Speaker John Boehner’s GOP opponents will try to take him down Tuesday. They are fighting against both the odds and history,” the Washington Post reports.
“The Ohio Republican faces reelection to his third term as leader of the House this afternoon, and he’s expected to face at least token opposition from conservatives in his own party; the latest whip count shows as many as 15 members could oppose Boehner. But that’s well shy of the minimum 29 needed to even bring Boehner to a second vote and throw his reelection into doubt — an outcome that still seems quite unlikely.”
New York Times: “Tuesday’s vote for the top House leadership post represents a reach for relevance by some rank-and-file conservative Republicans.”
National Journal: Anti-Boehner bloc looks for allies
