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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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[–] monkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] carl_the_grackle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

He just got kicked out of the position lol

[–] deconstruct@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

That's it, Scalise withdraws.

[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's amazing how low the House has fallen. It's always been dysfunctional, but this seems like a new low point. The question is "Is it THE low point? Or is it simply A low point?"

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Final Vote:

Jordan: 194

Jeffries: 210

Others: 25

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's hilarious is they TOLD him that's what would happen.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yep. And the 'other' votes are all over the map. I have no idea how they'll ever get anything done unless some Republicans cross the aisle and vote for Jeffries.

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[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Gym Jordan is in track to losing more votes.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It must be even more bizarre to want to boo your own name.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

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