I will say, today’s vote has been very useful for me. I tend to take an overly cynical view of what motivates politicians – generally a bloodless, craven calculation of whatever’s in their short-term political interests.
But personal relationships among Members still mater. And sometimes, every now and again, they’ll vote against you just because they don’t like you.
Translation: Stop being mean to me and let me be the boss!
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They need to get funny clowns like Clarabelle and Bozo instead of evil clowns like the Joker and Pennywise.
This has to be fake. It is currently 11:02 PM on 17 Oct 2023 in the Central Time Zone.
Embedded tweets show as UTC. QED;
Same. We’re officially old.
Looks like we’re reaching the point where Jordan assembles a mob to storm the Capitol to overturn the Speaker election.
I think you mean “invite some tourists to peacefully wander around the Capitol and ensure that only legal votes (defined as ‘votes for Jim Jordan’) are counted and certified”.
Oh, come on now! At least he accepted the results of the first vote!
Yes.
It’s quite evident Jordan is running for Dictator of the House, not Speaker. Fascists are like that. The problem is the Rs are rapidly running out of non-Fascists. Either to be Speaker or to vote for a Speaker.
Let’s assume that Jordan does not get the votes and the McHenry as Speaker occurs.
How does he manage the threat of suffering the same fate as McCarthy? Does he? Can he force through rule changes as part of agreeing to take the job that otherwise only a fool should want?
My understanding is he would not be elected Speaker but rather granted extra powers for a limited period of time. Likely with Democratic support.
So you would basically have a quasi-unity government situation to vote on a limited set of bills through the end of the year. Or until the GOO can elect a real speaker.
And McHenry wouldn’t be deposed because the Democrats and sane Republicans would vote down any motion to give him the boot or limit his powers.
House Freedom Caucus chairman trying to lower expectations ahead of the vote:
I read somewhere yesterday that after today’s vote, Jeffries will have received the most votes for Speaker ever, even more than anyone who has actually been speaker.
Maybe that one person is intentionally holding out because there are negotiations going on. But it’s a Democrat…
Unlikely, William Aiken was voted on 133 times over the course of 2 months in 1855 before finally being defeated 103 - 100 by Nathaniel Banks.
If a Democrat genuinely isn’t present, that reduces Jordan’s vote total needed to 216.
First lie: “the honorable Jim Jordan”
A scorecard for our use today. Those Republicans who voted for someone other than Jordan yesterday, so we can keep our eyes on them.
Rep. Don Bacon, of Nebraska, was the first to cast a vote for McCarthy.
Rep. Ken Buck, of Colorado, voted for Emmer.
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, voted for McCarthy.
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, of Florida, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, voted for Garcia.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New York, was the second to vote for Zeldin.
Rep. Carlos Giménez, of Florida, voted for McCarthy.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Kay Granger, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
Rep. John James, of Michigan, voted for Cole.
Rep. Mike Kelly, of Pennsylvania, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, of Virginia, voted for McCarthy.
Rep. Nick LaLota, of New York, voted for Zeldin
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, of California, voted for McCarthy.
Rep. Michael Lawler, of New York, voted for McCarthy.
Rep. John Rutherford, of Florida, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Michael Simpson, of Idaho, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, of Indiana, voted for Massie.
Rep. Steve Womack, of Arkansas, voted for Scalise.
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, of Florida was absent from the vote.
I wonder if he asked Cole to give the nominating speech because he was one of the people who received a protest vote. Scalise reportedly wouldn’t give it.