So here we go again…

Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread.

Edit Confirmed, Mike Johnson is the next speaker after running the table of all present and voting Republicans, 220 to Hakeem Jeffries 209.

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

I’ll leave this pinned for 24 hours so everyone can catch up, then take it down.

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/

  • @Hoomod
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    61 year ago

    Mccarthy made it a while before stabbing everyone in the back and becoming the first speaker ever voted out

    Scalise didn’t make it out of their closed door voting

    Jordan got humiliated 3 times and withdrew

    Emmer also lost

    Now we’re onto Mike Johnson, and I don’t see him making it either

    What a joke republicans are

    • @jordanlundOPM
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      51 year ago

      It’s amazing how low the House has fallen. It’s always been dysfunctional, but this seems like a new low point. The question is “Is it THE low point? Or is it simply A low point?”

      • @Hoomod
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        21 year ago

        I’ll have to admit, I’m surprised Mike made it

        Now all his insane views have come to light though, we’ll see how well he can actually wrangle the party and work with dems (since any legislation has to pass the senate/president)

        • @jordanlundOPM
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          1 year ago

          I loved how on one of the votes someone voted for Boehner…

          But yeah, anything they pass on party lines is dead in the Senate and even it weren’t, they can’t overcome a veto.