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Megapost: House Speaker vote:

So here we go again...

Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread.

Edit Confirmed, Mike Johnson is the next speaker after running the table of all present and voting Republicans, 220 to Hakeem Jeffries 209.

If you'd like to know more about Mike Johnson, here's a good link:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election

I'll leave this pinned for 24 hours so everyone can catch up, then take it down.

1st vote count is in:

Hakeem Jeffries - 212 (217 needed to win)
Jim Jordan - 200
Steve Scalise - 7
Kevin McCarthy - 6
"Others" - 7

Jordan could have only lost 4 votes, he lost 20.

2nd vote:

Jeffries - 212
Jordan - 199
Scalise - 7
McCarthy - 5
Zeldin - 3
"Others" - 7 (one each)

Edit 3rd vote is in, House in recess.

Jeffries - 210
Jordan - 194
Scalise - 8
McHenry - 6
Zeldin - 4
Donalds - 2
McCarthy - 2
"Others" - 3 (1 each)

Matt Gaetz has vowed to oppose expanding the powers for McHenry:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/

158 comments
  • My day is made immeasurably better by Jim Jordan's failure. This entertainment is surely the best thing he's ever done for the country.

  • Looks like Jordan lost the first round.

    Who knew that "know-nothing" applied to whipping your own vote?

  • I wonder if Scalise can beat McCarthy's record fifteen votes? I'll bet he can!

  • CNN: "Jordan is continuing his strategy of 'the beatings will continue until morale improves'."

  • All this stupid applauding for votes. They should just get in with it.

    • I think the applause was for when he crossed the threshhold into officially losing.

      • It's also when past speakers (and nominees) are voting for their candidate.

  • Could all the republicans just drop out of the entire government since they obviously don't want to govern? They should just skip a few steps and (ghost) write their books ffs

    Bunch of toddlers

  • Wonder how long this piece of shit's term as Speaker will last.

    • Probably depends on how fast he jettisons the rule that lets a single member call for a vote to get rid of him.

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