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LymphocyteLover

(5,669 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:10 AM Jan 2023

"McCarthy loses 14th round of voting for speakership"

Source: CNN

All votes in at 11pm Jan 6th 2022
McCarthy 216
Jeffries 212
Other 4
Present 2

McCarthy needed 217 votes to win or at least 3 voting present

Same hold-outs against McCarthy, Gaetz and Boebert vote present

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-leadership-vote-01-06-23/index.html

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"McCarthy loses 14th round of voting for speakership" (Original Post) LymphocyteLover Jan 2023 OP

Thought he needed 218 Rebl2 Jan 2023 #1

Present votes reduce the total, so now 432, which requires 217 to win. NutmegYankee Jan 2023 #2

They are doing electronic voting to adjourn until Monday at noon BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #3

Aaaaand lost again! Snarkoleptic Jan 2023 #4

Losers voting against losers SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #5

Losing by two votes leanforward Jan 2023 #6

Dude claimed he had enough votes IronLionZion Jan 2023 #7

I loved the "just six of you need to join us" from the Dems, such a great FU. eggplant Jan 2023 #8

Lauren Boebert said if they don't get someone soon they will run out of numbers. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #9

Rebl2

(13,651 posts)

1. Thought he needed 218

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:15 AM

Jan 2023

NutmegYankee

(16,210 posts)

2. Present votes reduce the total, so now 432, which requires 217 to win.

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:16 AM

Jan 2023

BumRushDaShow

(130,390 posts)

3. They are doing electronic voting to adjourn until Monday at noon

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:19 AM

Jan 2023

Snarkoleptic

(6,002 posts)

4. Aaaaand lost again!

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:20 AM

Jan 2023

Such a clown show.

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)

5. Losers voting against losers

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:25 AM

Jan 2023

What a shitshow the next couple of years will be in the House.

leanforward

(1,077 posts)

6. Losing by two votes

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:38 AM

Jan 2023

In alphabet order. Boebert & Gaetz (sp)

IronLionZion

(45,704 posts)

7. Dude claimed he had enough votes

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:51 AM

Jan 2023

they must be messing with him. Oh well, I hope DUers have a better weekend than these idiots.

eggplant

(3,925 posts)

8. I loved the "just six of you need to join us" from the Dems, such a great FU.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:57 AM

Jan 2023

Maybe 15th time is the charm.

twodogsbarking

(10,027 posts)

9. Lauren Boebert said if they don't get someone soon they will run out of numbers.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 07:41 AM

Jan 2023

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