Kevin McCarthy poised to lose first-round vote for Speaker for the first time in a century | Update: McCarthy "wins" Speakership in the FIFTEENTH round...on a technicality

[CitizenVectron]

 

Now, it is still possible that McCarthy ends up as speaker—but on later votes. It's also possible that Democrats make a deal with moderate Republicans to elect a moderate Republican speaker (hopefully the latter happens).

[Uaarkson]

Lmaoooooo

[chakoo]

 

I'd love if dems could get some Rs to break off and vote with them the required number for someone other than McCarthy as a giant F U to him.

[stepee]

lmao

[osxmatt]

[Jason]

REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Upon further reflection: lmao suck shit

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Who?!?

[Jason]

I did see the suggestion yesterday that this could all be psychodrama to get the press to bite on a "REPUBLICANS FIND UNITY" angle when McCarthy actually does get voted Speaker on the first try.

[Ominous]

Did Bobert vote for Jim Jordan? The room for pretty loud after that.

 

He just got another vote and the room was all rabble rabble lolol. These formal proceedings are laughably out of date.

[outsida]

Looks like McCarthy officially lost the first vote

[chakoo]

[outsida]

I’m waiting for someone to Nominate Trump 

[Jason]

9 minutes ago, outsida said:

I’m waiting for someone to Nominate Trump 

 

I've still got a dollar on a literal Klan hood.

[outsida]

MSNBC just explained that if McCarthy doesn’t whip the vote right and enough Republicans just vote “present”, Hakeem could win the speakership with 212 votes. 

[mclumber1]

[Jason]

[Jason]

Meanwhile Gym apparently voted for McCarthy.

 

[Jason]

Kevin McCucky having a great day

[Jason]

[Jason]

Someone voted for Lee Zeldin for Speaker.

[SuperSpreader]

33 minutes ago, outsida said:

I’m waiting for someone to Nominate Trump 

 

He won't do work 

[osxmatt]

19 minutes ago, outsida said:

MSNBC just explained that if McCarthy doesn’t whip the vote right and enough Republicans just vote “present”, Hakeem could win the speakership with 212 votes. 

 

How does this work though? Is this an official vote? I got the sense this was a roll call of sorts. Are the newly elected House members even sworn in yet?

[Jason]

[Jason]

BTW, what would have happened if the Dems had won the House 218-217 and then McEachin died and it was just a perpetual series of 217-217 votes?

[Jason]

15 minutes ago, osxmatt said:

 

How does this work though? Is this an official vote? I got the sense this was a roll call of sorts. Are the newly elected House members even sworn in yet?

 

I think Jeffries needed some Republicans to vote "present" to win with 212.

[Jason]

That or leave the floor I think.

[Jason]

[outsida]

16 minutes ago, osxmatt said:

 

How does this work though? Is this an official vote? I got the sense this was a roll call of sorts. Are the newly elected House members even sworn in yet?

Apparently this is the official vote but they haven’t been sworn in yet. Also, each present vote reduces the majority needed by one. 

[Jason]

Large Marge and Boebert gonna get to bring guns onto the floor of the House.

 

[SuperSpreader]

9 minutes ago, Jason said:

Large Marge and Boebert gonna get to bring guns onto the floor of the House.

 

 

One will go off and they'll lose their foot 

[Kal-El814]

50 minutes ago, outsida said:

MSNBC just explained that if McCarthy doesn’t whip the vote right and enough Republicans just vote “present”, Hakeem could win the speakership with 212 votes. 

 

 

[Ominous]

The house recognizes gentleman Butthead from Florida.

[Jason]

[chakoo]

It would have been great if Jordan got more votes this round than the other R nominations in the first round.

 

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Don't get me wrong, Jordan can go ***k himself, I just want to see the chaos. He wouldn't get enough votes to actually win.