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Megapost: House Speaker vote:

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Megapost: House Speaker vote:

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politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Megapost: House Speaker vote: - Lemmy.World

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So here we go again… Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread. Edit NEXT STEPS: “Lawmakers have until Sunday (10/22) at noon to make their candidacy official before a Monday night (10/23) candidate forum and a GOP Conference vote Tuesday morning. (10/24)” https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/21/speakership-scramble-continues-with-new-crop-of-candidates-staking-their-claims-00122884 [https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/21/speakership-scramble-continues-with-new-crop-of-candidates-staking-their-claims-00122884] 9 Republicans have announced their candidacy: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/9-republicans-now-house-speaker-amid-historic-gridlock/story?id=104209532 [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/9-republicans-now-house-speaker-amid-historic-gridlock/story?id=104209532] Jack Bergman of Michigan Byron Donalds of Florida Tom Emmer of Minnesota Kevin Hern of Oklahoma Mike Johnson of Louisiana Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania Gary Palmer of Alabama Austin Scott of Georgia Pete Sessions of Texas 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) Jordan called for a secret ballot as to if he should continue and lost that vote 112 to 86. He is no longer a candidate for speaker: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-vote-trump-ally-jim-jordan-speaker-chaos-mchenry-live-updates-rcna121318 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-vote-trump-ally-jim-jordan-speaker-chaos-mchenry-live-updates-rcna121318] 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/ [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/]

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/

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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

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