What will the Speaker vote look like?

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

From Jay Nordlinger:

Look, he could join the Russian army to help subdue Ukraine -- it would still not win the affection of MAGA. Can't politicians ever say, "It's not worth it"?

[89th]

Ok so I am a noob. But, essentially is it that the "Gaetz" side of the GOP is holding hostage the speaker position because McCarthy isn't as extreme as they are? If so, wouldn't it make sense for a few democrats to join the normal GOP and get McCarthy in so a more extreme speaker isn't elected?

[jon-nyc]

@89th They’d need something in return which would make a lot of Republicans hesitate to go along lest they get primaried.

[jon-nyc]

He’s headed for 7th defeat, he’s already lost more than 5.

[jon-nyc]

Seen on Twitter:

“If I were Kevin McCarthy’s first born, I’d be getting kind of nervous right now.”

[jon-nyc]

Gaetz voted for Trump.

[George K]

"Unless I am mistaken about the order of things, the impasse over selecting the next Speaker of the House will end very soon for a simple reason: since no members can be officially sworn in until there is a Speaker, it means none of them can draw a paycheck. "

[George K]

"Put a bunch of ER docs in congress. I can’t think of a group better able to wheedle, beg, convince, threaten, manipulate, and occasionally gaslight reluctant colleagues into doing their jobs. Every session will be short because we got bored. Everybody wins."

You know, that's not wrong.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K lol Schoolhouse Rock

[jodi]

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

Seen on Twitter:

“If I were Kevin McCarthy’s first born, I’d be getting kind of nervous right now.”

[George K]

8th loss.

[89th]

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

Gaetz voted for Trump.

At first I didn't know what you meant.

Then I realized he literally voted for Trump for Speaker.

[89th]

There is a full person-by-person tracker here btw:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-vote-tally.html

Summary:

[89th]

I am surprised MTG is voting with McCarthy, whereas her other bozos like Boebert and Gaetz aren't.

[Axtremus]

@89th said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

There is a full person-by-person tracker here btw:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-vote-tally.html

Summary:

McCarthy's vote counts seem to be monotonically decreasing.

[Horace]

What an embarrassment.

[Doctor Phibes]

@89th said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

I am surprised MTG is voting with McCarthy, whereas her other bozos like Boebert and Gaetz aren't.

Rumour has it that Boebert and Greene don't exactly get on

[Axtremus]

Op-ed/analysis on why McCarthy won't ask Democrats for help to be elected Speaker:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/mccarthy-speaker-vote-stalemate-what-matters/index.html

[89th]

McCarthy is getting fewer votes each time, basically. Time to call it a loss and let another conservative take it, hopefully without giving up too much to the extreme right.