• @RapidcreekOP
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    87 months ago

    There was the one that got him speaker

    That vote was 209 Democrats and 220 Republicans. A straight party line vote.

    • @givesomefucks
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      -187 months ago

      That’s right, I was confusing him with the last republican speaker Dems voted for.

      Still not sure why we bailed him out after he tried to impeach Biden for bullshit reasons

      • @RapidcreekOP
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        107 months ago

        The previous speaker was McCarthy. The final ballot was 216 to 212 in a straight party line vote.

        Democrats did vote for his ouster, when a motion to vacate was brought.

      • @Triasha
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        17 months ago

        He was bailed out because he passed Ukraine aid. (And Israel aid, and Taiwan). And before that he avoided a government shutdown.

        He caved on democratic priorities, which, sure, he should have done anyway, but he broke the Hastert rule for the first time in decades.