The House of Representatives continues efforts to elect a Speaker of the House. Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy failed in his first-round effort on the floor in dramatic fashion. A group of conservatives blocked his path amid one of the smallest GOP House majorities in history. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries had the highest overall number of votes, but still not enough to become speaker.
As noted by Politico, “In a stunning moment of chaos on the first day of the new Congress, McCarthy and his allies will now attempt to quell the revolt, preparing members to take repeated votes as pressure mounts from their colleagues. It will mark only the second time since the Civil War that a party will need multiple attempts to choose its leader on the House floor — with all business in the chamber, even the swearing-in of members, halted until a speaker is chosen.”
Voting continues, video below. UPDATE After Three Failed Votes, the House is adjourned until noon tomorrow:
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C-Span already saying McCarthy does not have the votes and third Speaker round expected.
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Round 2: 4 No votes on McCarthy and we’re still in the B’s for roll call
He’s already lost the 2nd round and it barely started
Once again I ask, when will Kevin McCarthy do the honorable thing and step aside so Republicans can elect a Speaker?
When have you ever known any of old guard to do the honorable thing.
This is the characteristic of the left. They only have an AGENDA. There is no morality. There is no standard. There is no rule and there is no law.
I wouldn’t call what Crying John Boehnor (sp? I forget) did honorable, ever, but I believe he did step aside (knowing full well that another unipartier was lined up on his heels).
NO pathway for victory.
19-anti votes will keep the balloting going and going.
UNTIL McC cedes, OR…………….
…. a pipe bursts?
LOL
I wish we could stuff ballots just like they do on election day to get into office in the first place.
Well played.
There is no honor among his kind; Mitt Romney, for example.
So keep in mind we have Democrats in the ‘Republican’ party, better known as RINOs. Collectively they are the uniparty.
Let’s say we put forth MTG or some other full-on MAGA type, PDJT would be great. We will lose these RINOs votes because they are uniparty.
This is the dynamic at play.
One that will continue, or even get worse, if we don’t have honest elections.
Do you really think that he is honorable?I don t believe he knows the meaning of the word honor.Honor means for the good of the people,for the nation and for party.Remember he worked hand in hand with paul ryan who is a super rino.Its all about power and control.Spending any significant time in this swamp creates people who are drunk with power,and how much they can get for themselves and their cronies on both sides.I sincerely hope and pray that he does the right thing and get behind someone like Jim Jordan but I doubt it.We have to pray to the Almighty God and ask for His intervention to save this nation from the carpet baggers and grifters in Congress.
MTG should nominate Trump.
Good. Burn it down.
This. The GOPe must be sent packing, even if it takes tearing the party to the ground.
The rot is terminal.
Along with the ground underneath it!
Those who refuse to participate in the system will be doomed to be ruled by their inferiors.
Yes but what if the ‘system’ is based upon mob rule and not the will of We the People?
Long story short there is no point in human history the mob reformed itself.
It was only in its collapse that the window was opened, and even then the power vacuum was replaced by a new mob.
So does that mean we go down with it?Because if they go down they ll make sure they drag us with their den of cobras.
At least a few are pushing back.
At this point give it to Jeffries. then we have zero expectations With McCarthy we will be constantly let down…
actually might gain some ground. Ha
Hows it going under that mossy old bridge?
I smell Cheetos.
Devin Nunes would be a great choice, someone tell MTG!
Ever notice that Sen. Pocahontas and Ruth Buzzy look and sound the same?
That wierdo Dem House rep Rosa DeLauro from CT & Ruth Buzzi are doppelgängers.
Making threats to to those not voting for him was not a smart move. Either indirectly or directly. He is an idiot.
Evidently his puppet masters didn’t supply him with any carrots.
…and yes, he’s an idiot.
If you mean Frank Luntz the dunce.
Actually, the smart move would be to offer something to them. But then he would lose the support of the RINOs.
We need to remember that the current Republican party is two parties, MAGA, and Democrats claiming to be Republicans.
The Democrats are also split though between the true haters of everything America and those trying to make currency off her.
So in short Congress is composed of those that love America, those that hate America, and those selling her out at every chance.
So the choice between a coalition of those that love America in partnership with those who sell her out, or those that hate America in partnership with those that sell her out.
I thought the winner needs 50% of all votes.
If any Repub crosses over, then immediate impeachment.
50% + 1
Poor MTG. She will have to import a new Ukrainian husband after this debacle.
MTG is more man than Zelensky
They’ll keep screwing around and the pissed off GOPe Rinos will end up supporting the Democrat.
Republicans and self-proclaimed Republicans cannot play well in the same sandbox.
No wonder the Dems and Libs laugh at them.
Good! Put all the Uniparty scum together, in one rancid bucket.
Better than the constant stabbing in the back.
Agree…I could care less if Jeffries wins because I’ve been lied to for so long that I know that McCarthy will do NONE of the things that “We The People” want.
McCarthy promised to read the Constitution.
America waits with bated breath for that game-changer.
agree
Same thing, different day.
This Canadian that follows your political events closely says so F**king what.
McCarthy, McCain, McConnell are worse than Dems.
Fake is fake! Screw Fake!
Cheers!
Uniparty Republicans would rather NOT be in charge. This is established reality from years ago according to Sundance and I’m inclined to agree. They would rather lose than win. If they win, they will be held to account for their actions which will lead to things like being voted out of office.
“UNIPARTY” is so yesterday.
Now the new and unimproved DIRT PARTY.
(Democrat-Independent-Republican-Traitor Party)
…stolen from a commenter on Zerohedge…
At this point its almost guaranteed a dozen or so “moderate” Republicans will cross over and vote for a “moderate” Democrat as Speaker.
We’re watching the destruction of the Republican Party in real time.
Good riddance.
Agree. I could see it weeks ago. Sundance is right about the strings.
NOW THEY KNOW THEY ALL HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH AMERICA FIRST
https://truthsocial.com/users/ilpresidento/statuses/109627027760733609
Well…
Them’s the fighters, so…
Lol. 😄
Looking like a predetermined outcome, where McCarthy could step aside for the 3rd vote in favor of his swamp pal, Scalise. These are all actors on the political stage of Kabuki theater.
Why Scalise? Jordan is the one receiving votes.
Jordan doesn’t want to be Speaker, so it is a protest vote
Jordan thinks he can’t be head of Judiciary committee while leading the House.
But LBJ was a majority leader in the Senate while on a committee, according to Roger Stone (who really knew LBJ).
Jordan needs to play hardball like LBJ!
Scalise and McCarthy are one in the same……IF Scalise, may as well have retained McC.
Scalise is a non-starter.
Not happening. Scalise is as slimy as McCarthy.
The shift is to Jordan. It should have been to Biggs, who is legitimate MAGA.
Not disagreeing, just saying a MAGA will not become the Speaker
RINO backstabbers would NEVER vote for a MAGA Speaker. They’d rather have Nasty Pelosi back than vote for an America-First Speaker.
Kevie won’t step aside without being told to by his boyfriend Frank Luntz
The Patriots are doing to the RINOs what RINOs have done to MAGA all along.
Yep. What goes around come around.
I’m proud of the Freedom Caucus for doing this.
Please remember that the Speaker is second in line of succession to the Presidency.
Burning down The Swamp is one thing, but burning down America by installing someone like Jeffries might be a bridge too far.
Encouraged to see McCarthy seriously challenged.
This may be a pivotal moment.
Exactly. People seem to forget that fact and it’s a big one. Can you imagine Jeffries as Pres.? Horror show.
Shoot, I couldn’t imagine O’Bama or Biden as President. Yet, here we are.
No difference..you have Biden ( Obama) Harris and until today Pelosi as 1,2,3.
😂😂
America was burned down years ago. Wake up.
I’ll agree to “in flames.”
Not ready to concede to “burned down” yet.
There’s still a flicker of hope in my skeptical soul.
2nd Round
McCarthy – 203
Jeffries – 212
Jordan – 19
Others – 0
Present – 0
CSPAN talking about ” retired ” Fred Upton and McDaniels TRYING TO BE Relevant
Serious question, who do the bankers and wall street favor ?
” Let me control a nations currency and I care not who makes its laws ” – M.A. Rothschild
Nancy Pelosi
I’m not getting my hopes up because nothing in DC is for the people but when you tell us the number one priority for the republican congress is to send more money to the Ukraine then expect more chaos like this. Enough!
Exactly.
McConnell said it – and he doesn’t speak for the Congress anymore than he speaks for the nation, which is not at all.
National File has been posting at least 10 articles a day on Gab about how McCarthy should not be elected as Speaker.
They are pulling all the stops. One article said that Club for Growth opposes McCarthy…….LOL! Club for Growth spent $7 million to defeat Donald Trump for President. I don’t know who they are shilling for, but it hasn’t sounded like they are pulling for anyone in particular.
Club for Growth of what?
Watching this makes me very nervous that we could lose the speakership to the Communist!
That would be entirely the fault of McCarthy, putting his own ego ahead of the country. If he withdrew the right might coalesce around someone more acceptable.
That would require RINOs voting for the Dem.
Mmmm. So who is the “enemy” here?
One RINO (Don Bacon, Omaha congressional district) has already gone on record saying he would vote with the Dems if McCarthy is not elected Speaker.
Says lot about the RINO and McCarthy.
McCarthy HAS ” worked ( Lobbied ) HARD ” for ” HIS TIME ” – LOST LAST TIME to –> RYAN.
18 years ?
I would avoid voting for anyone whose name starts with Mc.
Perfect!
I’d say they are seeing a little sand in their machinery. When you give the finger to the electorate enough times, you end up with “meh”, right back at you. Hoisted by their own petard.
When it’s Republican, it’s “chaos” When it’s Democrats it’s “democracy in action”. Hey – this is fun when you see the strings in the marionettes!
Absolutely!
Today’s House Speaker voting drama is certainly a huge wrinkle in McCarthy’s plan regardless of outcome — perhaps it could be even more amusing if there was a photo of U-Fall We Re-Haul Moving, Inc. workers in white gloves standing poised outside the Speaker’s office.
I keep hearing Jeffries’ name mentioned as Speaker. Under what possible scenario could that happen? How is that possible? My question is not rhetorical. I would like to understand how this could be possible with a Republican majority.
It would take 7 Republicans crossing the isle and voting for him
It take 218 votes to be the Speaker.
In other words, it’s not happening. RINOs need to find an alternative to McCarthy that is aceptable to the hold outs.
There are at least a dozen–or more–that would do it.
We have at least 12- 14 who would cross.
This Republican party only pretends to be Republican. (with a few exceptions) They’d rather be told what to do by the Democrats.
But, but, but, bi-partisanship
Jeffries cannot win without RINO votes.
That would seal the deal to completely destroy the GOP to the roots.
McCarthy can’t win without RINO votes either. Neither can a MAGA candidate.
So who will the RINOs choose if held to the fire. A far Left Democrat or Republicans Jim Jordan or Andy Biggs? The answer would be very revealing to this sleeping nation.
two ways I can think of
— one (least likely) is some Rinos cross over and vote for Jeffries.
–the other is some republicans remove themselves from the chamber. Right now with all present, 218 is needed to win. If fewer present, then the math changes.
Why would they do that rather than nominating someone that is acceptable to the holdouts?
Hakeem Jeffries is one of the biggest threats to the United States that exists.
It would be better for Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker than Hakeem Jeffries getting anywhere near the speakership.
We should fervently pray against Hakeem Jeffries gaining further power in D.C. or even holding onto his current power in D.C. or any other public office.
Hakeem Jeffries is NO JOKE! He is exceptionally dangerous. Republicans can not afford to play around with this.
Ohhhh. A double scare post.
Nice RINO trick you got going there.
Which RINOs are voting for Jeffries?
Indeed. None are.
They’ve done worse in the last 2 years. Meh.
🥱🥱🥱
The way Republicans are playing the game, we’ll just hit bottom a little bit faster.
If that price is the price of the RINO party being eliminated… They can be so weak that they won’t even matter anymore.
Since there is no Speaker, who decides when it is time to go home for the day?
Probably the clerk who was appointed by Nancy Pelosi.
The bartender at the Capitol Bar.
Ha !
As soon as the size of Congressional pay raises is agreed upon.
Double Ha !
When the Ukraine kickbacks hit their Panama bank accounts?
When the lobbyists pay them to?
Call me crazy.
No really, call me crazy…
When does the $1.8trillion “stopgap” spending bill run out? Perhaps a clever plot to blame “republican indifference” on a .gov shutdown “throwing the USA into recession”. Go through these motions a couple months, shutdown the (bloated) fed beauracracy then blame the (already) ensuing economic fallout on us “radicals”…
I know, I know…we are already in a real recession. Just spit balling here…
I enjoy watching the Establishment squirm
i just saw he failed the 2nd Vote too
Looks like at least one Republican voted for him
If it’s not Kevin McCarthy, then it’s a Democrat. Like it or not, McCarthy is the ONLY choice.
Yeah, sure.
Which of your RINO buddies are voting for Jeffries?
Try defending that in 2 years when up for re-election. It will just make it easier to get rid of a few more RINOs.
I have two thoughts/questions.
If you recall, back in the day, Paul Ryan said he didn’t want the job when his name was brought up. Then he was convinced to take it.
That was all theatre.
Is Jordan playing that same game?
She clapped for McCarthy
I will take Jeffries. then we won’t have to pretend we have any say in anything
Don’t follow your logic here tbh
I agree… not sure how it’s McCarthy or any Democrat and absolutely no other possibility.
Exactly. So many posters here somehow think that.
And that is the problem, and why I will never vote RINO again.
Not true. They could realize that McCarthy is dead on arrival and nominate someone who is not McCarthy and is acceptable to the hold-outs.
They think they can wear them down, but Matt Gaetz and the rest are the strong ones.
Yes – just now listening to Chip Roy nominate Jim Jordan.
Pages dancing on the floor?
It’s a Honey Trap! ….
Are they keeping their clothes on ?
Male or Female ?
( doesn’t Matter inside the Beltway DOES IT ? )
Abusive , cheating GOP right now ….
” You NEED me , I only hit you because I loves ya’ , Baby ! “
Hearing Dems gonna bail and that will give McC THE votes he needs.
Need 30 dems to go home/away..
Likely to happen this round….kabuki theatre, as usual.
Or vote “present.”
Your math sounds right, all else remaining the same. 30 Dem non-votes would lower the majority threshold from 218 to 203, the number of firm McCarthyites after two rounds.
If this keeps up, Frank will have to help Kevin move his plush toys out of the Speaker’s Office.
You are cracking me up so much today!
They can play horsey or rented mule…….ride’m hard and put’m away wet.
McCarthy, Jeffries, Pelosi.
Does it really matter who is speaker? All one in the same.
What is this “coalition” government in the House this idiot on CSPAN was talking about?
Caught that too. They really want us to be like the UK or E.U.
YES THEY WOULD
Bannon’s War Room…before the votes
Congresswoman MTG: The Republican House Has No Powers As Long As We Feud Over Speaker Of The House
https://rumble.com/v23q8qy-congresswoman-mtg-the-republican-house-has-no-powers-as-long-as-we-feud-ove.html
Somebody said MTG has a Ukranian husband – is that so?
If so it would be the first inkling I have had of her possible motivation in this situation.
Runout had it that Milo was staying at her house which gave me a shudder.
McCarthy the rino, is trying so hard to keep the swamp alive. This IS a pivital moment in our history!!!
I will not be sad if he is really damaged by this. If he, in fact still prevails, limping.
And the msm will spin this as “Another Trump endorsement falls flat!” which of course means that MAGA is dead.
I really don’t care one whit what the Pravda media says about anything.
Imagine if Republicans fought this hard and resisted the J6 sham
Let’s break the record and get to 134 ballots.
“Moderate” Republican congressman Don Bacon from the Omaha area congressional district has already promised to work with Democrats to elect a “moderate” speaker if McCarthy does not win.
Frankly, I hope that happens. I want the Republican Party destroyed and the best way to do that is for “moderate” pukes like Bacon to stab Republican voters in the back.
The Republican donor class think they can keep the party alive and simultaneously spite the voter base. Tell how they are going to do that when the base quits voting for Republicans.
don’t be surprised if that republican is Cheney
Nothing surprises me anymore.
Bring home the bacon. He knows how to get paid.
I see my newly elected conservative representative didn’t vote for McCarthy.
He told me the Conservative Caucus would have a list of concessions/commitments their votes would depend upon.
Sausage making, indeed.
Alas, no signs of sweat from K Street.
K Street doesn’t have sweat glands.
DO NOT Call the BLUFF of a YOUNG FIREBRAND from FL 1 That HAS The BACKING of the NAVAL AVIATION COMMUNITY
( AND Survived an ATTEMPTED BLACKMAIL by the Establishment )
GO GAETZ !
Veeery interesting. MTG was on trying to spin this saying that Gaetz and 2 others were demanding committee slots in addition to the list of rules changes (including the all-important one back to the Vacate rule).
She did not mention that McCarthy may have started that by threatening them.
Word has it Kev had already moved into the Speaker’s Office. Moving out could be humiliating, assuming he’s not so arrogant and full of hubris that he could even feel humiliation.
MTG reportedly has strong, movers, arms.
SHE ” tied Onto THAT WAGON “
Having Dominion record the votes would have made this faster.
The machines are being delivered to the rear loading dock as we speak. A delegation from Georgia is coming in to help set them up…………………………
So would the commitment of placing real patriots on the committees help the vote for McRINO amongst MAGA or would too many RINOs licking their chops for the currency flow from their corruption reject that?
I think Kevin McCarthy’s last chance is to rush in his Dominion voting machines before the next round and set the algorithm to -19. @BonginoReport
https://truthsocial.com/users/JohnRich/statuses/109627169699895980
I read a few days ago that Rep. Tom Cole, (the longest serving Native American) was the secret candidate that would emerge during the vote.
Tom Cole has been in congress representing Oklahoma since 2013.
Interesting
Meh. Could do worse, could do better…
Tom cole concluded that PRESIDENT TRUMP should be investigated by mulehead for his “ties” to Russia.
This whole theatrical production is designed to scare the “holdouts” into caving to the GOPe’s predetermined outcome by presenting a false choice (Jeffries or McCarthy) in order to give cover for the swamp rats after being forced into making the “hard but no other choice” vote with their constituents.