# House Speaker Contest

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2022-11-12T00:48:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/1986 "2023-01-07T14:58:48Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> Do we know what McCarthy finally had to promise to get elected?

> **[Opinion | To save himself, McCarthy just destroyed the House](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/06/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-insurrection-by-other-means/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjYyMDc3NTgiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjczMTAyOTQyLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjc0MzEyNTQyLCJpYXQiOjE2NzMxMDI5NDIsImp0aSI6ImZjZTU2MjdhLTRkMmMtNGExMC05ZThmLTQxMWZmYzAyY2E0MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIzLzAxLzA2L21jY2FydGh5LWhvdXNlLXNwZWFrZXItdm90ZS1pbnN1cnJlY3Rpb24tYnktb3RoZXItbWVhbnMvIn0.77FWL7Jo0jAJNl5fPxg8REWeMhkTXco0KGf6S4jt99Q&itid=gfta)**
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> McCarthy becomes speaker on the 15th vote — but he's already irrelevant.

Some details in article. (Also in new [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-the-mccarthy-concessions-to-become-house-speaker/977794).)

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