Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 18:30 last edited by
Imagine how much better off we’d be if that were a permanent rule in both chambers.
Basically that’s what the founders envisioned.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 18:34 last edited by
Tom Emmer is the latest contestant in the game ‘who can unite 98.2% of the GOP caucus’.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 18:41 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Tom Emmer is the latest contestant in the game ‘who can unite 98.2% of the GOP caucus’.
...and most likely 100% of the Democrats
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 18:45 last edited by
The Speaker controls what bills hit the floor when.
That is one of the primary powers of the office. I wouldn't give it up.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 18:47 last edited by
Seems like an opening bid. The dems would probably accept a deal whereby he agrees to take a handful of key measures to the floor.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 19:08 last edited by jon-nyc
What’s your over/under on Emmer? I say he doesn’t last until Monday.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 20:03 last edited by Axtremus
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4272284-tom-emmer-wins-speaker-nomination-gop-third-try/
Emmers became the 3rd House GOP nominee for Speaker.
[Emmers] got 117 votes on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97. And in a roll call vote that followed, lawmakers said about 20 holdouts remained.
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Seems like an opening bid. The dems would probably accept a deal whereby he agrees to take a handful of key measures to the floor.
wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 20:25 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Seems like an opening bid. The dems would probably accept a deal whereby he agrees to take a handful of key measures to the floor.
Yes, exactly
He can always
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 21:20 last edited by
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 21:48 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
What’s your over/under on Emmer? I say he doesn’t last until Monday.
He didn't last out the day, I believe...
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wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 21:51 last edited by
Well, somebody can play REAL hardball. Wanna be Speaker? Go talk to the Dems. If Jeffries can deliver (and I think he can, they have much better cohesion) the bulk of his guys, how many Republicans would it take?
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 00:34 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
What’s your over/under on Emmer? I say he doesn’t last until Monday.
https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-republicans-emmer-mccarthy-c7ddb6abf4c7322f9fc44fdaa07791fc
Emmers withdrew.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 17:56 last edited by
Johnson wins Speakership.
Now, lets see if he can herd the cats better than McCarthy did.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 18:47 last edited by
Seems like he's a bit like Jim Jordan but w/o Jim Jordan's baggage.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 19:01 last edited by Copper
A key figure in failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Trump ally Mike Johnson elected speaker three weeks after McCarthy ouster
New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex
We could be witnessing the GOP break apart in real time
From humble roots to the biggest job in the House, meet Speaker Johnson
Speaker-elect Mike Johnson says that becoming the next speaker of the House is the "honor of a lifetime."
He promised to "ensure the House delivers results and inspires change for the American people."
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 02:01 last edited by
That's a big job for Johnson. You know, it's better than electing Mike Hunt.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 02:15 last edited by George K
@89th said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
You know, it's better than electing Mike Hunt.
I hear that Richard Gaziña dropped out early.
And Phillip McCracken wasn't interested.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 02:38 last edited by
And Barry McCockiner was, ah, predisposed.