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RTH10260 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:39 pm This all reminds me of the Tea Party over a decade ago.

shocking defeat
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Orly, I can hardly believe my eyes – I just watched House Republicans plunge into utter chaos on the House floor.

Minutes ago, extreme MAGA Republicans failed to vote for a Speaker of the House for the first time in decades.

Let me repeat that: Kevin McCarthy’s own Republicans just rejected him – proving House Republicans are fighting themselves instead of fighting for the people.

This changes everything for Democrats. We now have a huge opportunity to step in and show what we can do – but only if we move quickly to prove our numbers.

So I need my own massive show of support right now to prove that, while Republicans are in complete disarray, Democrats stand united and ready to take the reins. If I can gather 1,000 gifts before midnight, we’ll have a historic fundraising day and show that Democrats are ready to take back the House. I’m counting on your $10 in this defining moment more than you can imagine. Can I count on you to split a gift between myself and The Collective PAC?

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Orly, extreme MAGA Republicans are bringing chaos, crisis, confusion, and craziness to the People’s House.

This is our chance to show that while the party of “no” is totally out of control, Democrats are set to get big things done and deliver for the American people.

Keep the faith, Hakeem

orlylicious wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 pm Hakeem Jeffries is SIX votes away from winning. Remember how the dope "Joseph DeMaio" blogged over and over and over at the P&E that just a few Democrats could switch the GOP and "Save America"? It would be awesome if his plan worked... in reverse.

An interesting scene played out on the House floor as roll call voting was underway in the speaker’s race on Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) were spotted by cameras having a friendly conversation.

The pair make for quite an odd political coupling since the far-right Gosar previously targeted Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the progressive “squad,” in late 2021 with a bizarre anime-influenced video that depicted him attacking her with a sword.

A clip of the two chatting quickly rocketed around Twitter with many observers wondering what exactly the pair were talking about. According to a source close to Ocasio-Cortez, Gosar came to her with concerns that Democrats might be planning to help Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) secure the speakership despite growing opposition to his bid from far-right members of the Freedom Caucus.

“Gosar heard from McCarthy that McCarthy could get Dems to leave [and] thereby lower the number of votes he needed,” the source explained.

The House speaker is elected with a simple majority of votes cast. If enough Democrats left, that would lower the total number of votes needed and could help put McCarthy over the edge. The source said Gosar asked Ocasio-Cortez if the rumor that Democrats planned to aid McCarthy was “true.”

“She said, no, it wasn’t,” the source explained.

Gosar is no stranger to rumors and off-base theories. He was one of the Republican members of Congress who texted President Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election as they discussed efforts to overturn it. In recent months, Gosar also promoted debunked conspiratorial concerns about water fluoridation.

The source close to Ocasio-Cortez said they were not aware of whether or not Gosar’s violent anime video, which earned him a rare censure, came up in their conversation.

Amid the speculation about their chat, Gosar posted a seemingly joking tweet suggesting he was regaling Ocasio-Cortez with his take on the “combustion engine.” Gosar did not respond to a request for comment

bob wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:31 pm The House has adjourned until tomorrow.

Fun fact: One of the last acts by a session of Congress is to vest the Clerk with the House's authority. So until a new Speaker is elected (who will then nominate a new Clerk), it is the (Shipping) Clerk's House.

SuzieC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:14 pm I am not so sure that he will squeak in. Although it will be disastrous for America, right now my mood is Cry Havoc! And let loose the dogs of war.

Let the people see what Republicans are like when they attempt to govern.

(Mostly I just wanted to get to 600 posts. I know, piker compared to the rest of you.)

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:22 pm Rep. David Joyce.

HOCKEY MOM @jeepgirl9272 10s
We give them the House, & the GOP clowns couldn’t even stand united today with an American First speaker ready to go to battle for us! I can’t even look at these people anymore.