The guy described HIMSELF as “David Duke without the baggage.” I’ve never seen a word do as much lifting as the word “baggage” as he used it.

So, the Republican Party is down with the KKK. The mask is off, isn't it?

Will the "liberal media" please catch up?

There's only one person who deserves to be speaker.

HAKEEEEEEEEM JEFFRIES!

It's a long shot, but Moderate Republicans and McCarthy supporters could cast a vote for Democrat Jefferies as a FU to the Freedom Caucus. They would likely be able to get things done as a result.

There we go! One of the Dems had the balls to call him what he is. A fucking insurrectionist. Fuck Gym Jorden and the Republican party.

Scalise beat Jordan 113-99.

Democrats unanimously renominated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,

To win the gavel, a candidate needs support from a majority of the House members present, meaning the eventual speaker will need 217 votes if every one of the current members votes and does so for a candidate by name. There are currently 433 members, with two vacancies, so a majority is 217.

If members are absent, or if some vote present instead of supporting a candidate, that decreases what the majority vote needs to be. The House is intended to have a total membership of 435 members, so a majority is usually 218.

You all should see the picture in "Jim Jordan fails to win the speakership on first ballot" at CNN. Absolutely hilarious.

Oh man, my day has absolutely been brightened.

EDIT: Here, I'll try posting a picture:

Jeffries is still closer to Speaker than Jim Jordan.

Jordan says he's going to keep trying. $10 says he actually loses votes as this goes on

Jim Jordan just dropped out for Speaker. Republicans are back to square one with no nominee.

jim jordan: this is the worst day of my life

kevin mccarthy: the worst day of your life so far

Johnson, one of the most conservative options imaginable, won probably because Republicans were sick of the chaos.

They are currently in the fuck around phase, and when it comes time to do the budget, will find out. Johnson will either trigger a shutdown and get all the blame onto the Republicans by refusing to compromise (and further prove the crazies have taken over the party) or he'll get a deal with Democrats and then Gaetz will yeet him again.

I give it until... Dec 1. Until speaker elections begin again.

LMAO!! HE ALREADY LOST!!

Looks like Jordan lost the first round.

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

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.

Someone fill me in. I don't know shit about this guy.

I'm watching the vote live, and the in-video chat are all saying the guy is an election denier, full blown MAGA, and would promote a government shutdown. If this is the case, MAGA wins and will be emboldened to pull this shit again and again, knowing that they'll get their way in the end because the moderates of the party will eventually cave.

Good luck getting any kind of debt ceiling bill passed. This guy isn't gonna cut a backroom deal to get a bill passed knowing full well that they'll just hold another motion to vacate the minute they even sniff him trying.

EDIT: Yup, full blown MAGA. Swallows the Trump mushroom dick right down to the balls. MAGA wins. They have officially taken over the GOP.

Groundhog day:

The House adjourned without a vote for a new speaker. The Republican caucus have not reached the necessary 217 votes within the conference to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who leads in the GOP with 152 in favor. [link]

Kowtowing to terrorists has worked so well for everyone that has ever tried. Good job Republicans!

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/11/us/house-speaker-vote-news

Speaker ElectionHouse Delays Vote on Speaker After G.O.P. Nominates Steve Scalise

It became clear after the No. 2 Republican in the House won a secret ballot to become his party’s nominee that he did not have the votes to win the gavel.

There really is a very simple solution to all of this.

1. All the people refusing to vote for Jordan simply vote "Present". This lowers the threshhold for Jeffries to take the speakership without actually needing a single Republican vote. Those who vote Present will be able to say that they didn't vote for Jeffries and are waiting to throw their support behind a different candidate.

2a) Jeffries takes the gavel and gets us through the debt ceiling and aid for Ukraine and Israel.

2b) While this is going on, republicans take the time to find a speaker they can all agree on. Since they're in the majority, Democrats wouldn't be able to pass any other legislation without GOP votes anyway, reducing Jeffries to keeping the gavel warm.

3. When the GOP finds a new speaker, they can introduce a motion to vacate the chair and elect their own speaker.

Problem solved.

Number of Republican votes cast for a Democrat candidate: 0

Number of Republican votes cast for a Democrat bill outside of Ukraine/israel aid and the debt ceiling: 0

Number of other bills Democrats will be able to pass in the meantime: 0

And they can take back the gavel any time they want it. Heck, they can even spin it in the next election by "showing how Jeffries was ineffective as speaker" or whatever other spin they want to put on it. At least we'll be able to get back to business in the interim, and the GOP can take as long as they want fighting their little civil war.

I know it'll never, ever, ever happen. But it would at least work.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/dumba-foxs-brian-kilmeade-caught-on-hot-mic-fuming-after-house-republican-votes-against-jordan/

Oo they mad.

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.

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

At this point, Gym Jordan is not going to be speaker of the US House.

And that's a wrap: nobody got a majority. Looks like we get to wait for vote 2

This has me wondering how much longer is this going to go on before the Republicans end up with mass calls to step down and resign from the House of Representatives and let the Democrats take over. When the Government runs out of funds and is forced to shut down November 17th?

Mccarthy made it a while before stabbing everyone in the back and becoming the first speaker ever voted out

Scalise didn't make it out of their closed door voting

Jordan got humiliated 3 times and withdrew

Emmer also lost

Now we're onto Mike Johnson, and I don't see him making it either

What a joke republicans are

That's it, Scalise withdraws.

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

Watching the current vote. Jordan has already lost and he only has 82 votes so far. Already 13 votes for 'others' and not Jeffries or Jordan.

Final Vote:

Jordan: 194

Jeffries: 210

Others: 25

He just got kicked out of the position lol

Can I say how super bizarre it is to hear my name spoken on the TV over and over again?

Couldn't shake this feeling last time, seems equally appropriate now:

"Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!"

https://youtu.be/je40MqKMD8U#t=1m05s

relevant hamilton

Emmer is a 26 No during roll call vote. As a result, they're thinking of putting in Donald Trump.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/foxs-trey-gowdy-reports-house-republicans-are-at-each-others-throats-and-trying-couples-counseling-for-people-who-want-to-kill-each-other/

Representative Senator from the worst ranked state in the US what could possibly go wrong. Edit Derp

The normal holdhouts are not holding out. They are going for johnson en-masse.

Will Scalise Jordan Emmer Johnson drop out so that the next, somehow even less popular, Republican can try?

House Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their next speaker nominee

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/24/house-speaker-vote/

https://www.mediaite.com/news/breaking-jim-jordan-on-track-to-lose-third-speaker-vote/

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

House Republicans pick Rep. Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/24/house-speaker-vote/

So when will we know results?

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.

Officially hit 23 24 against.

House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for the speaker's gavel as opposition deepens.

Tom Emmer drops out. No current candidate for speaker:

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-10-24-23/index.html

Here's the live C-SPAN stream. Let's see how far this asshole gets.

Ugh. This guy is such a piece of shit. I hope he steps on some legos.

Final count:

Jordan: 192

Jeffries: 210

Others: 25

They should be ashamed of themselves. And I am loving it.