So here we go again… Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual
VOTING to this thread. Edit NEXT STEPS: Mike Johnson is the current nominee.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-10-24-2023/
[https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-10-24-2023/]
43 of the 44 votes against Johnson went back to Kevin McCarthy and there are
accusations that he, or his supporters, are organizing opposition against these
other nominees.
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[email protected]] dug up
the Cspan link, as of 10:03 AM Pacific, they are still in the nominating
process. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531374-1/house-session&live
[https://www.c-span.org/video/?531374-1/house-session&live] Mike Johnson is
getting key votes who defected to other people in previous votes. He might have
it wrapped up. We’ll know shortly. Currently 176 to 155, Johnson to Jeffries,
with no defections on either side. None of the other votes made it this far
without enough defections to block the nominee. Looking inevitable at this
point. 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
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election]
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/
[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/]
Scalise beat Jordan 113-99.
Democrats unanimously renominated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,
To win the gavel, a candidate needs support from a majority of the House members present, meaning the eventual speaker will need 217 votes if every one of the current members votes and does so for a candidate by name. There are currently 433 members, with two vacancies, so a majority is 217.
If members are absent, or if some vote present instead of supporting a candidate, that decreases what the majority vote needs to be. The House is intended to have a total membership of 435 members, so a majority is usually 218.
I’m looking forward to watching the Democrats stay united behind Jeffries for every single vote. Again.
They will.
Steve Scalise barely beat Jim Jordan, who *if I’m not mistaken, is the guy that helped cover up a bunch of sexual abuse? That Jim Jordan?
Jim Jordan is the sexual abuse cover up guy at OSU. Scalise is the blatant white supremacist who speaks at hate group events (see European-American Unity and Rights Organization which was founded by David Duke who used to head the KKK) and also compared himself to David Duke.
It’s Gym Jordan. You don’t wanna keep confusing people what his name is.
Wait, Gym Jordan and Jim Jordan are the same two people, responsible for covering up multiple occurrences of sexual abuse at Ohio State University and also being a Republican representative?
Yes, his name is Jim Jordan, but the assaults he covered up happened in relation to an atheletics program, hence “Gym Jordan”.
So you’re telling me that Gym Jordan is THE Jim Jordan, the Republican representative who perpetrated a conspiratorial cover up of sexual abuse crimes against students at Ohio State University?
One and the same!