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User1865345

06:13

OMG: George Santos gets BRUTAL welcome on his first day of Congress

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Another highlight of yesterday... He lied... About everything.

7 hours later…

User1865345

12:58

AOC: Up to McCarthy whether he wants to approach Democrats to save his speakership

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AOC was seen chatting with Gosar and Gaetz. She tells the Democratic caucus was rather shocked seeing the fracture in GOP.

At one point lowering the threshold was being floated. But Dems were indifferent.

2 hours later…

User1865345

15:21

Quite notable jabs at those 19 GOP members: Senator Moore Capito called them "Circular Firing Squad"; rep. Bacon used " Taliban 19" ; Freedom Caucus is virtually split. MTG called it a "prom king" fight. What a mess.

Joe W

16:10

Resorting to insults when things don't go their way

I am sure that is going to help get them to change their votes

1 hour later…

User1865345

17:28

Fourth vote going...

> And then comes Chip Roy of Texas, one of the leaders of the rebel Republicans, who nominates Byron Donalds of Florida for speaker.

Joe W

17:42

Already has 8 votes though it will be a while before we see how many are not present today and if that will impact the votes needed. I am rooting for 12+ Republicans being missing so that the Democrats can sneak in with a win.

Don't think that will happen as I am guessing everyone will still be present

User1865345

It's going for fifth ballot. Record!

Joe W

history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-Multiple-Ballots

That is a list of all the previous ones to take multiple ballots

Will be at least the 8th most ballots on record

Make that 9th

User1865345

No one would like to be McCarthy. Damn.

Joe W

133, 63, 44, 22, 12, 11, 10, 9, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 is the number of ballots that it has taken in the past when it didn't happen on the first.

And from what I am hearing on the 133 ballot it was changed to a plurality vote to get it done.

User1865345

Ohh 😲

> It seems that McCarthy has not managed to move a single vote to his side, with separate endorsements from Trump and Pence doing little to ensure his election.

Joe W

17:50

12 so far and the question is will it stay at 20 or will that change

User1865345

18:02

14 and on...

Joe W

20 which matches the opposition at the end of yesterday

212-201-20 and 1 voting present

McCarthy lost a vote that round

Joe W

18:27