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Multiple members emerged from the House GOP’s speaker forum on Tuesday saying they don’t see either candidate being any closer to having the votes needed to secure the gavel on the floor.

Driving the news: “No one is close to 217,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La) and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) pitched members on why they believe they should be the next speaker.

  • Billiam
    58•1 year ago

    I’m hoping that this situation finally makes them realize that a 9 seat majority isn’t exactly a mandate from God, and that they need to work across political lines to govern.

    Republicans don’t want to govern though. They’re perfectly fine with the federal government being absolutely crippled; the only reason they’re panicking right now is because they are squarely taking the blame for it and can’t spin it as the Democrats’ fault.

    • @DontRedditMyLemmy
      29•1 year ago

      They absolutely will spin it as the Democrats fault and their voters will eat every bit of it up.

      • PugJesus
        16•1 year ago

        Republican politicians: [strangle infants with their bare hands while chanting hymns to Satan and ‘Death to America’]

        Conservatives: “Well, neither side is perfect, there’s a lot of bad going on, some we know about, some we don’t. Really I don’t support either side when you get down to it.” [immediately votes a straight Republican ticket]

        • @DontRedditMyLemmy
          9•1 year ago

          “Democrats have done worse.” -Republican voters without being able to name a single instance

            • @CADmonkey
              2•1 year ago

              Almost literally a response I got earlier. 🤣

      • @APassenger
        14•1 year ago

        It’s the independents (whoever they are) that swing elections in places. And those places fill seats.

        We need all swing voters to see the shitshow that is the GOP. It’s already obvious, but I’ve encountered way to many"enlightened/disengaged" voters and I’m ready for them to see that can’t afford that shit now.

      • Billiam
        5•1 year ago

        Oh, I didn’t say they weren’t trying. But even a dim bulb can figure out that if it takes a majority of the House to elect and keep a Speaker, and the House has a Republican majority, then the reason there isn’t a Speaker is because the majority party can’t keep their shit together.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•1 year ago

          I think you’re overestimating the majority of the American electorate. A solid chunk of low information voters think Biden is in charge of everything and anything bad that happens is solely his fault.

          • @hydrospanner
            3•1 year ago

            I think you’re overestimating the majority of the American electorate. GOP base.

            FTFY