# 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:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/436 "2023-01-03T22:40:06Z")

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Well, there goes one of my predictions: I expected McCarthy would likely clinch it on day one. Very happy to be wrong about that! 🥳

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