Now that Steve Scalise is the official Republican nominee for House Speaker, the first vote is expected to begin around 3 PM Eastern, 12 Noon Pacific.
Edit
First public vote has been delayed, it could happen at any time.
Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-speaker-vote-elect-explained-rcna119893
"The earliest the full House could have a floor vote on the next speaker would be 3 p.m. That’s because the House adjourned on Tuesday until that time.
There is no required waiting period. Since Republicans have now emerged with a candidate, McHenry can bring the vote up on the floor. In the past when speakers died in office or resigned, the House usually moved directly to electing a new speaker.
There would first be nominating speeches for the speaker candidates, typically offered by their close allies.
The vote itself would be done “viva voce” — meaning members stand when their names are called by a reading clerk and verbally announce whom they are supporting for the position. Members can vote for anyone (even people who are not members of the House), vote present, or not vote at all."
The guy described HIMSELF as “David Duke without the baggage.” I’ve never seen a word do as much lifting as the word “baggage” as he used it.
I really want to know, what’s left when you take away the baggage from “David Duke”.
Did he have any redeeming qualities?
No.
It reminds me of that Christopher Hitchens quote. “If you gave Jerry Falwell an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox.”
Who’s David Duke?
Failed politician and former Grand Wizard of the KKK.
He was the 1970s inspiration for men to wear really tight, closely-cut jean cutoff shorts.
I see ya down here, bud, and I liked the cut of your jib.
David Duke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duke - The first sentence: “David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American politician, white supremacist, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.”
You’re one internet search away from knowing.
Guarantee if you search that with no other context, the first result will be the right one.
So, the Republican Party is down with the KKK. The mask is off, isn’t it?
Will the “liberal media” please catch up?
Good people on both sides…
“Very fine people” even.
The liberal media are enablers, they’re not going to catch up.
the liberal media is too busy calling everyone who thinks a country shouldn’t cut off food and water to civilians is a terrorist enabler…
I repeat, will the “liberal media” please catch up?
We’re gonna have a problem here.
Scalise beat Jordan 113-99.
Democrats unanimously renominated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,
To win the gavel, a candidate needs support from a majority of the House members present, meaning the eventual speaker will need 217 votes if every one of the current members votes and does so for a candidate by name. There are currently 433 members, with two vacancies, so a majority is 217.
If members are absent, or if some vote present instead of supporting a candidate, that decreases what the majority vote needs to be. The House is intended to have a total membership of 435 members, so a majority is usually 218.
I’m looking forward to watching the Democrats stay united behind Jeffries for every single vote. Again.
They will.
Steve Scalise barely beat Jim Jordan, who *if I’m not mistaken, is the guy that helped cover up a bunch of sexual abuse? That Jim Jordan?
Jim Jordan is the sexual abuse cover up guy at OSU. Scalise is the blatant white supremacist who speaks at hate group events (see European-American Unity and Rights Organization which was founded by David Duke who used to head the KKK) and also compared himself to David Duke.
It’s Gym Jordan. You don’t wanna keep confusing people what his name is.
Wait, Gym Jordan and Jim Jordan are the same two people, responsible for covering up multiple occurrences of sexual abuse at Ohio State University and also being a Republican representative?
Yes, his name is Jim Jordan, but the assaults he covered up happened in relation to an atheletics program, hence “Gym Jordan”.
So you’re telling me that Gym Jordan is THE Jim Jordan, the Republican representative who perpetrated a conspiratorial cover up of sexual abuse crimes against students at Ohio State University?
One and the same!
There’s only one person who deserves to be speaker.
HAKEEEEEEEEM JEFFRIES!
with a nice backup of Jamie Raskin
It’s a long shot, but Moderate Republicans and McCarthy supporters could cast a vote for Democrat Jefferies as a FU to the Freedom Caucus. They would likely be able to get things done as a result.
That will never happen. It’s much more likely IMHO for Democrats to throw some votes at a moderate Republican to get them over the line. Not Kevin, probably not Steve Scalise.
Becoming Speaker is only part of the story, though. The Speaker sets the agenda (meaning the day’s schedule) but that agenda is subject to a vote and needs a majority every single time. So any Democrats who support a Republican (or vice versa) would have to be relied on to vote in favor of that speaker’s scheduling, otherwise nothing can be scheduled.
Very unlikely to happen
Yes, it is very unlikely to happen, but still more likely than any Republicans voting for Democrats.
The only way one side is voting for the other’s nominee is if they get a deal with some real concessions. I don’t see it happening.
Meanwhile in Canada we just got free (covered) dental care for youth, and will be getting a pharmacare plan because 1 party needed the others support to govern and gave concession.
Imagine what they could actually do in the US if they actually worked together out of this madness.
Edit: There’s gotta be hundreds of things moderates in both parties could agree to as concessions for joint support.
Honestly, I’m really don’t understand why this didn’t happen last time.
Surely there have to be a few Republicans in Blue leaning districts that just barely got voted in and are at risk of losing their seat next election.
There is just so much to gain by putting country above party under those circumstances.
Oh sweet summer child
Gotta try this guy at least a dozen times first.
Jeffries was picked by the House Democrats. It’s not a long shot, it’s 100% fever dream impossible that any Republicans would just vote for the Democrat option.
The long shot is getting a group of half moderate Republicans and half moderate Democrats and picking a Republican speaker who is moderate. That’s not going to happen either.
The barely realistic possibility of bipartisan Speaker votes is a few moderate Democrats vote for a Republican candidate.
Jeffries is probably closer than Scalise.
When they finally do a vote, I can see the ranking of Jeffries #1, Scalise #2, whoever else is dumb enough to run #3.
With none of them getting 217, but Jeffries hitting 209 or 210.
I wonder if Scalise can beat McCarthy’s record fifteen votes? I’ll bet he can!
I have a feeling it doesn’t matter who runs, anyone will beat that record lol
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/11/us/house-speaker-vote-news
Speaker ElectionHouse Delays Vote on Speaker After G.O.P. Nominates Steve Scalise
It became clear after the No. 2 Republican in the House won a secret ballot to become his party’s nominee that he did not have the votes to win the gavel.
We’ll leave the Megapost up for now just in case there are some surprise midnight shenanigans, but nice catch!
Couldn’t shake this feeling last time, seems equally appropriate now:
“Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn’t cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!”Representative
Senatorfrom the worst ranked state in the US what could possibly go wrong. Edit DerpIt’d be weird if a senator became speaker of the house
So when will we know results?
The public vote has been delayed since although Scalise got enough votes to be the nominee, he doesn’t have the votes to win.
If he’s smart, and he seems smart, he won’t go for the vote until he knows he will win.
