Aides questioning Boehner’s leadership
Is this a major problem for the GOP?
Politico-House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has put to rest questions about the future of NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), but he hasn’t quelled concerns of Republican members, aides and lobbyists who say Boehner lacks the “killer instinct” necessary to fend off an electoral disaster in November.
Although Cole has presided over three straight special election losses in districts thought to be GOP strongholds, Boehner has refused to join rank-and-file members in calling on Cole to step down.
The two men met privately Friday and again on Monday; in between, Boehner appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and declared unequivocally that Cole will be “staying” as chairman of the party’s campaign committee through November.
