What will the Speaker vote look like?

[jon-nyc]

Get your popcorn out.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/03/mccarthy-speaker-house-vote-00076047

[George K]

You gotta wonder what the holdouts are trying to accomplish other than promote schism and bad blood.

Do they have a "better" alternative? If so who?

Why haven't they made that person publicly known.

How do they think this will play out?

[jon-nyc]

Maybe they want last minute concessions?

Maybe they want him to enter in a weakened, embarrassed state?

Maybe they want to nominate Trump?

Maybe they just want to preen for their audience?

Maybe some combination of the above?

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

Maybe they want last minute concessions?

Maybe they want him to enter in a weakened, embarrassed state?

Maybe they want to nominate Trump?

Maybe they just want to preen for their audience?

Maybe some combination of the above?

All possible. Any of them likely other than #1 and #4?

What concessions would they be seeking?

[jon-nyc]

@George-K I think rules and investigative committees and assignments.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

Interesting detail.

[jon-nyc]

He already fell short and they are only in the “Cs”

[Mik]

And they wonder why we did not do better in the midterms.

[George K]

@Mik said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

And they wonder why we did not do better in the midterms.

The Democrats are the crazy party.

The Republicans are the stupid party.

[Mik]

As I've long said, would you rather be mauled by a lion or by a tiger?

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

We really need :spittake: back.

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

@Mik said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

And they wonder why we did not do better in the midterms.

The Democrats are the crazy party.

The Republicans are the stupid party.

We really need somebody who can get rid of this terrible partisanship, and combine stupidity and craziness in equal measure.

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

Third times the charm...failure...

[George K]

Third ballot for House speaker:

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: 212
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: 202
Rep. Jim Jordan: 20
Other: 0

[Mik]

Jesus.

[George K]

@Mik supposedly 4 Republicans voted for the insurrectionist election denier.

[Mik]

So, where's the other count?

[jon-nyc]

I'd love to see a deal between McCarthy and the Democrats to have 50 dems vote present in return for (1) no shutdown/debt ceiling brinkmanship and (2) a promise to always allow Ukraine funding a floor vote.