all aboard the GOP clown-car:
ROUND 1:
Jeffries (D) 212 votes
McCarthy (R) 203
Andy Biggs (R) 10 (nominated by Gosar)
Nine lawmakers supported none of the three hats in the ring
ROUND 2:
Jeffries (D) 212 (no change)
McCarthy (R) 203 (no change)
Jordan (R) 19 (new candidate)
ROUND 3:
Jeffries (D) 212 (no change)
McCarthy (R) 202 (-1)
Jordan (R) 20 (+1)
voting suspended for today. rumors that scalise will throw his hat in for R4.
Dems are in a rock-solid array (crystalline?).
this morning, trump made a plea for repubs to support mccarthy. result:
FOURTH round:
Jeffries (D) - 212
McCarthy (R) - 201
Donalds (R) - 20
Present - 1
FIFTH round:
identical to fourth round. IDENTICAL.
hey kevin, maybe this isn't working? time for something else?boobert just called for trump to tell mccarthy to step aside...
honey, i need to talk to you about unka donald... he's not who he claims to be (anymore)sixth round incoming.
heard a GOP'er on NPR this morning saying he didn't care that this infighting makes them look bad, because he saw the damage as temporary. voters will have forgotten all of this by 2024, "and they'll remember all our upcoming legislative successes". awfully optimistic of him thinking this group can agree on legislation.