💣 The Disastrous 118th Congress - MAGA Mike Johnson Saved by Shadow Speaker Hakeem Jeffries

[bob]

I saw in passing today he's likely to get it.

Without shenanigans,* any candidate will need 217** votes to be elected as Speaker. So the Republicans can only lose four votes.

Dozens (i.e., more than four) of Republicans have publicly said they won't for Jordan.***

* And too many shenanigans might inadvertently result in Jeffries' being elected.

** Presently two vacancies.

*** And why would they, when there's a Speaker pro tem., already able to gavel slam.

[p0rtia]

I saw in passing today he's likely to get it.

I asked you people to reassure me he wouldn't.

The tides of history are hard to redirect. I've thought it was inevitable for a long time. I wondered why he didn't run in Jan. But I suppose it's taken this long for the rats to get used to the idea of an insurrectionist Speaker.

If it's any comfort, I don't think he'll last long.

[Ben-Prime]

If it's any comfort, I don't think he'll last long.

His campaign slogan might as well be: "Jim Jordan, a *better* head of lettuce."

[p0rtia]

[pipistrelle]

If it's any comfort, I don't think he'll last long.

His campaign slogan might as well be: "Jim Jordan, a *better* head of lettuce."

but more rotten in the end.

[New Turtle]

For Jordan to win a floor vote, he would need for Kevin to endorse him. I'm sure Kevin would ask for many impossible things, just out of spite for what they made him agree to.

[bob]

The bird site is full of chatter that Republicans who refuse to commit to voting for Jordan are being threatened with primary opponents backed by the quadfectee.

[Suranis]

Ya I read somewhere that he is busy threatening the Moderates, and a lot of the Moderates are caving. But even so the numbers are that he still needs 20 or so more to fold to actually win.

That's likely why he needed the break till Tuesday; to try and strongarm people

[RVInit]

I saw in passing today he's likely to get it.

I asked you people to reassure me he wouldn't.

You may not want to read the next sentence or two.

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Several "never Jordan" have changed their minds. I will bet pretty much anything that the final holdouts will relent and Jordan will be the next speaker.

[bob]

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Several "never Jordan" have changed their minds. I will bet pretty much anything that the final holdouts will relent and Jordan will be the next speaker.

"People are saying" it could be a rerun of January, with multiple ballots. Until a few holdouts are bribed to vote "present" in exchange for a base in the purple district (or whatever).

[Luke]

Foggy's pal Amy Kremer is deeply involved in this Gym Jordan activism. Hoping that FOGGY hasn't been working with her to help! Has anybody heard Foggy deny being with Amy this weekend? Foggy is strong, but Amy is a charmer, especially when she has her charcuterie plate and champagne out.

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MAGA, keep calling!
202-225-3121 https://t.co/A2ukPmmX5N
— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) October 16, 2023

.@RepDonBacon wants @MattGaetz & the other 7 to have “consequences” & that’s why he isn’t voting for Jordan
What do these people not understand?
The 8 listened to their constituents & acted upon the will of the people
Do they not listen to constituents?pic.twitter.com/tin1RjOAeJ
— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) October 16, 2023

[Ben-Prime]

I think at this point they just need to elect a Speaker with a brutal elimination dodgeball tournament cross-broadcast on C-SPAN and on ESPN8, "The Ocho."

[bill_g]

Dodgeball played with bricks and hand grenades.

[RTH10260]

reads like a transposed Wild West story: rancher Jim driving his cattle thru the deep gorges of the Capitol basement while other indigenious folks are waiting on the plateau and cliffs to make the kill

[Mr brolin]

LOOK!!!!! I'm Speaker..... Bow to my Mighty Speakering...

"Next"

[Suranis]

Hannity describes his effort to pressure lawmakers to vote for Jordan as him doing his job as a member of the press and calls the members “snowflakes”

[RTH10260]

Ben Meiselas if you can take a deep breath until he gets to his point

[Kendra]

Almost time for today's klown show...

[raison de arizona]

Cries erupted in the chamber when Stefanik lauded his strength on the wrestling mat.

[Suranis]

https://vxtwitter.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/st ... 84413?s=20

Annie Grayer (@AnnieGrayerCNN)
Ahead of speaker vote:

FIRM NO:
Don Bacon
Mike Lawler
Mike Kelly
Carlos Gimenez
Mario Diaz Balart
 
LEANING NO:
Ken Buck
Victoria Spartz
Steve Womack
Marianette Miller-Meeks
 
UNDECIDED/NOT SAYING:
 Young Kim
John Rutherford
Juan Ciscomani
Tom Kean Jr

ABSENT:
Gus Bilirakis

[Kendra]

There is reporting on CNN that Buck asked Gym to acknowledge that Biden won the election, and he wouldn't do it. Not even privately.

Stefanick is so impassioned about the horrors committed on Israelis by Hamas, rightly so, but has she spoken so passionately about the horrors committed by Putin in Ukraine?

[raison de arizona]

I’ve seen enough. Jordan isn’t winning this round.

[Suranis]

2 votes for McCarthy, one for Scalis, Zeldin and Garcia. No-one likes Jordan.

[bob]

JEFFRIES TAKES THE LEAD!

[Suranis]

Republicans are just throwing out random names and giving them a vote.