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McCarthy loses sixth vote for speaker as House remains deadlocked
NBC News ^ | Jan. 4, 2023, 3:21 PM CST | Staff

Posted on 01/04/2023 1:26:12 PM PST by Red Badger

Edited on 01/04/2023 1:32:08 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON — For a second consecutive day, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, just hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and "close the deal."

Between Tuesday and Wednesday, six votes were held on the House floor to choose a speaker; each time, the rebels stuck together and voted for someone else, denying McCarthy the 218 votes he needed to win.

With both McCarthy allies and foes deeply dug in, it ensures that chaos will reign in the House for the foreseeable future under the new GOP majority.

During the fourth, fifth and sixth ballots on Wednesday, McCarthy — a California Republican who has served in leadership for the past 14 years — received support from more than 90% of the 222 GOP members. Earlier in the day, he was nominated by Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus who warned his fellow conservatives that their opposition will end up hurting their cause.

"We're on the precipice of such a destructive argument today. I plead with all— all of my Republican colleagues, let cooler, more rational heads prevail. Let us unite as Republicans to elect the next Speaker of the House," Davidson said.

But the McCarthy foes showed no signs of backing down. In the three votes Wednesday, they rallied behind Rep. Byron Donalds, a Black Florida conservative who won his second term in November.

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., nominated her fellow Freedom Caucus colleague, Donalds, saying she was not swayed by Trump — "my favorite president" — calling her to tell her to "knock this off."

"The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'sir, you do not have the votes and it’s time to withdraw,'" Boebert said of Trump to scattered boos.

Kevin McCarthy in the House Chamber during the third round of votes for House Speaker at the U.S. Capitol


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 6timesloser; good; house; lol; mccarthy; rinosoutraged; whocares
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To: Red Badger

Can’t they just do a steel cage match and have done?


81 posted on 01/04/2023 2:00:36 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David.)
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To: Red Badger

I hope they hang in there. This is about the only way the PEOPLE can take back the house. Otherwise it’s uniparty all the way.


82 posted on 01/04/2023 2:01:12 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Songcraft

LOL

Finally someone is doing some thinking. Great ideas.


83 posted on 01/04/2023 2:01:40 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Red Badger

Boebert revealed that Republicans approached McCarty with 3 items they needed:

BORDER SECURITY
BALANCED BUDGET
TERM LIMITS

McCARTHY refused to even discuss.

I wonder WHAT does McCarthy thinks the AMERICAN CITIZEN wants???


84 posted on 01/04/2023 2:02:09 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Red Badger

Great! "This is Sparta!"


85 posted on 01/04/2023 2:02:42 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Major Matt Mason

Yes it has. I thought McConnel and his pals did this?


86 posted on 01/04/2023 2:02:44 PM PST by Lumper20 (Through all invaders out of OUR USA.)
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To: unixfox

NO ONE KNOWS what ULTRA CONSERVATIVE REALLY MEANS

I can knock their socks of with what I would do “IF I WERE IN CHARGE”.


87 posted on 01/04/2023 2:04:08 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: unixfox

NO ONE KNOWS what ULTRA CONSERVATIVE REALLY MEANS

I can knock their socks off with what I would do “IF I WERE IN CHARGE”.


88 posted on 01/04/2023 2:04:17 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Revel

What you said.


89 posted on 01/04/2023 2:04:35 PM PST by Obadiah (Died suddenly: Obediently following the science to the grave.)
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To: eyeamok

We have eyes wide open how many House RINOS there are standing with McCarthy, for a few pieces of silver. In this case, a few promissory concessions with no teeth, according to the Freedom Caucus rebels.


90 posted on 01/04/2023 2:05:01 PM PST by RitaOK (Vinmva Christo Rey! Publik Skules/Academia = The Farm Team for more Marxists coming. Infinitum. )
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To: tennmountainman

1855 had 133 votes until they had a Speaker


91 posted on 01/04/2023 2:05:09 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Between Myself & Diana-—I bet we could come up with ULTRA CONSERVATIVE ideas that would burn down the house.


92 posted on 01/04/2023 2:06:16 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Red Badger

It’s all kabuki theater to fake the dems into thinking they are winning


93 posted on 01/04/2023 2:06:16 PM PST by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: depressed in 06

There would have been a red wave but Lindsy Graham started talking about an abortion ban six weeks before the election. Why then? Why not wait? That was orchestrated to keep rino’s in power. To bring out the voters that usually dont vote mid terms.

“gosh, if a rino like Graham talks like this, what else do those evil republicans have in mind”

And then Mitch backing the Murkowskis and Chenys.

Damn, our candidates were not just fighting the dems, they were fighting the establishment.


94 posted on 01/04/2023 2:08:01 PM PST by mouse1
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To: unixfox

From some of the posts on FR it appears some agree with NBC. The party, the party, their beloved party is all they care about.


95 posted on 01/04/2023 2:08:22 PM PST by sarge83
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To: Red Badger

It’s ridiculous that they call this chaos. That’s just their buzzword to try and make the true conservatives look bad. It is far from chaos. We’re seeing an orderly example of how our form of government works.

It wouldn’t bother me if it took months of this just to get someone besides a Paul Ryan wannabe.


96 posted on 01/04/2023 2:08:26 PM PST by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: SpokeshaveReturns

Best show on TV.


97 posted on 01/04/2023 2:08:41 PM PST by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Songcraft
Better off using this.

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98 posted on 01/04/2023 2:09:04 PM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Eleutheria5

RE: Can’t they just do a steel cage match and have done?

Yes. But on some kind of obscure technicality the Dems could bring in Fetterman as an honorary congress member ringer and he could do a body slam and lie on top of the loser.

No relation to King Kong Bundy but close.
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/kingkongbundy


99 posted on 01/04/2023 2:09:31 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: eyeamok
McCarthy could easily get the votes if he wasn’t hell bent on protecting the demonrats and the big club.

Huge kudos to those who are fighting to keep the Uniparty RINO out of the Speaker position.

Props to them in the fight to restore the Republic, especially after the RINOs conspired with the Democrats to steal the elections of 2020 and 2022.

Let no one forget that these RINOs wanted Hillary Clinton as president in 2016. They had Yeb Bush and Chris Christie lined up to take the dive but President Trump ruined their plans.

100 posted on 01/04/2023 2:09:39 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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