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James Gleick
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If and when Republicans allow a floor vote for Speaker, the leader after the first ballot, by a large plurality, will be Hakeem Jeffries. At some point that’s going to occur to them.
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If and when Republicans allow a floor vote for Speaker, the leader after the first ballot, by a large plurality, will be Hakeem Jeffries. At some point that’s going to occur to them.
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I dunno I think that the GQP wouldn't mind Jeffries because they can go after him for many, many reasons and appear to be unified and try and gloss over the fact that they created the situation in the first place.
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Someone asked the question and it hasn't been answered: Has the Speaker ever been a member of the minority party. I'm sure some talking head will respond.Palmer Report
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House Democrats are now asking the House Republicans in moderate districts to vote “present” so the Democrats can elect Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker. Won’t happen right now. But if there’s still no Speaker by say, Monday, this just might get real traction.
The House Republicans in moderate districts know that if the Speakership is vacant long enough, they’ll take the brunt of it when moderate voters decide to punish the Republican Party for it. So at some point they’ll decide they have to make the vacancy go away.
IF, and I mean IF Jeffries becomes Speaker if I'm the Democrats I'd be running ads about this in ad nauseam, even in red states. This is the worst political own goal I've ever seen.
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By Mariana Alfaro
Reporter on the breaking political news team
The House will not hold floor votes tonight — which means another day will pass without a speaker elected.
Republicans instead have been called to another closed-door conference at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
Democrats, meanwhile, have been advised that Republicans plan to adjourn for the day, but that they should remain in Washington for any potential votes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... aker-vote/
Reporter on the breaking political news team
The House will not hold floor votes tonight — which means another day will pass without a speaker elected.
Republicans instead have been called to another closed-door conference at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
Democrats, meanwhile, have been advised that Republicans plan to adjourn for the day, but that they should remain in Washington for any potential votes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... aker-vote/
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CNN just reported that Scalise is dropping out. No path towards 217 votes.
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What a s**t show.texasniteowl wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:32 am CNN just reported that Scalise is dropping out. No path towards 217 votes.
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At the risk of stating the obvious, when you elect people who have willfully surrendered their ability to think, you've also elected people are incapable of thinking things through and grasping the consequences of their actions.
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Hmm..dems would look bad if they pushed HJ through..more likely is a moderate Republican they can vote for, or, at least, vote Present.
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That's a nonsense trick Democrats are playing. Speaker comes from a majority party. They would be better off supporting the best possible (for them) Republican candidate.
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I hope not. I feel like he has just as many, if not more, against him than Scalise did. But at this point, who knows?
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Fixed that for ya!
More on Gym:
Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell
Imagine 519 days into defying a subpoena you were rewarded with being 2nd in line to the American presidency.
Imagine no longer. That person will be Speaker Jordan.
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House GOP hearing from speaker hopefuls Jim Jordan and Austin Scott
Updated 2 min ago
House Republicans are holdilng a closed-door forum Friday afternoon at which they’ll hear from at least two candidates for speaker: Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Austin Scott (Ga.). The conference is scrambling to find a nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) dropped out of the race Thursday night as he struggled to round up the necessary 217 votes to get elected by the full chamber. It’s unclear when a vote for speaker could take place on the House floor.
Who is Rep. Austin Scott, the new candidate for House speaker?
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By Azi Paybarah and Jacqueline Alemany
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) announced Friday that he will challenge Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become the next House speaker.
Scott, 53, who is in his seventh term in the House, is the dean of Georgia’s Republican delegation, which includes one of Jordan’s most visible allies, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Scott, with his candidacy, is now the anti-Jordan candidate. Moderate and vulnerable Republicans have been seeking someone in that lane.
Scott represents Georgia’s 8th District, which includes the central and southern parts of Georgia. He serves on the Intelligence Committee as well as the Armed Services and Agriculture committees.
Unlike many of his Republican colleagues, Scott voted to certify President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, saying in a statement on Jan. 6, 2021, “Congress does not have the Constitutional authority to overturn a state’s electoral votes.”
More recently, Scott criticized the eight Republicans who voted to oust the previous speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), describing the group on social media as “grifters” who essentially aligned with Democrats “in the name of their own glory and fundraising.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... C65NONLJ44
Updated 2 min ago
House Republicans are holdilng a closed-door forum Friday afternoon at which they’ll hear from at least two candidates for speaker: Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Austin Scott (Ga.). The conference is scrambling to find a nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) dropped out of the race Thursday night as he struggled to round up the necessary 217 votes to get elected by the full chamber. It’s unclear when a vote for speaker could take place on the House floor.
Who is Rep. Austin Scott, the new candidate for House speaker?
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By Azi Paybarah and Jacqueline Alemany
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) announced Friday that he will challenge Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become the next House speaker.
Scott, 53, who is in his seventh term in the House, is the dean of Georgia’s Republican delegation, which includes one of Jordan’s most visible allies, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Scott, with his candidacy, is now the anti-Jordan candidate. Moderate and vulnerable Republicans have been seeking someone in that lane.
Scott represents Georgia’s 8th District, which includes the central and southern parts of Georgia. He serves on the Intelligence Committee as well as the Armed Services and Agriculture committees.
Unlike many of his Republican colleagues, Scott voted to certify President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, saying in a statement on Jan. 6, 2021, “Congress does not have the Constitutional authority to overturn a state’s electoral votes.”
More recently, Scott criticized the eight Republicans who voted to oust the previous speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), describing the group on social media as “grifters” who essentially aligned with Democrats “in the name of their own glory and fundraising.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... C65NONLJ44
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