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McCarthy set to fail on eighth ballot as speaker chaos continues into third day
Washington Examiner ^ | January 5, 2023 | Juliegrace Brufke

Posted on 01/05/2023 11:41:54 AM PST by Navy Patriot

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is poised to fall short of the support needed to become speaker on the eighth ballot, with a group of 20 conservatives continuing to push back on the California Republican on the third day of votes on the floor.

His detractors have said they will continue to vote against him unless he makes additional concessions for rules changes.

Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) nominated McCarthy, while former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) nominated Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on the floor. Although the 20 holdouts had lined up behind Donalds on multiple rounds, Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) voted for Kevin Hern, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. Gaetz voted for former President Donald Trump, as he had on the seventh ballot.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eighth; seventh
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To: DesertRhino
"He ...lives with the homosexual in his apartment in Washington DC."

Maybe Frank Luntz told him not to come home until he's Speaker....

21 posted on 01/05/2023 11:50:21 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Agree.

I would prefer a House where Representatives REPRESENT the interests of their American Voters in their District, and The House governs as lightly as possible in keeping with their Constitutional Directives.

22 posted on 01/05/2023 11:51:10 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Dog and pony show. His “dissenters” are going to acquiesce after some more mild concessions soon, and everyone knows it.


23 posted on 01/05/2023 11:51:19 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: All

Good


24 posted on 01/05/2023 11:51:40 AM PST by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: Navy Patriot
The Disintegration of the Non Representative House taking the Representatives with it.

The GOPe "strategy" of continuing to throw a Speaker nominee at the House who they knew from the get-go doesn't have the votes to win is playing out the only way it could.

McLeadership McFail.

25 posted on 01/05/2023 11:51:45 AM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: EQAndyBuzz

If CONgress ain’t workin’, I feel much more secure. JS


26 posted on 01/05/2023 11:52:28 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: DesertRhino

And he cheated on his wife by having an affair with Congresswoman Renee Elmers, a Trump supporter, and destroyed her career.


27 posted on 01/05/2023 11:52:31 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: Paladin2
It’s some kind of theater, not chaos.

Agree, and it's not working.

28 posted on 01/05/2023 11:52:38 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Trump20162020
His “dissenters” are going to acquiesce after some more mild concessions soon, and everyone knows it.

If "everyone knows it," the establishment types wouldn't be having a collective cow and melting down on national TV.

29 posted on 01/05/2023 11:55:11 AM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: Navy Patriot

Why is the Republicrat Uniparty pushing globalist WEF crony McCarthy for Speaker, when it should be obvious to anyone with a triple digit IQ, he is not going to get elected?


30 posted on 01/05/2023 11:55:29 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Remember August 8!)
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To: dougherty

That’s it.


31 posted on 01/05/2023 11:56:14 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: DesertRhino

McCarthy simply does not have a record to indicate he is trust worthy.


32 posted on 01/05/2023 11:56:35 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Remember August 8!)
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To: ifinnegan; Paladin2
It’s a procedural process. The opposite of chaos.

Agree.

Apparently Paladin2 does also.

33 posted on 01/05/2023 11:56:46 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: RushingWater
... representatives truly representing the best interest of the US holding firm!

Appears so.

34 posted on 01/05/2023 11:58:03 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

So democracy is now

Chaos ?

Spit.

Wonder what the narrative focus word/term from the inteligency agency will put in tomorrow’s cubicle memo.


35 posted on 01/05/2023 11:58:18 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Navy Patriot

Media: Elections where voting machines malfunction and there is no chain of custody on the ballots counted - Normal and healthy.

Also Media: A group is voting in orderly repeated rounds until a candidate wins a majority as the process specifies and has been done many times in the past - CHAOS!!!


36 posted on 01/05/2023 11:58:30 AM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: DesertRhino

Agree.


37 posted on 01/05/2023 11:58:46 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

He had months to make a deal. Instead he moved into the speakers office and waited out the time to be anointed.


38 posted on 01/05/2023 11:58:47 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: Navy Patriot

I’ve been watching the vote on C-Span and the talking head just reported that a reporter, sorry, I didn’t catch the name, asked Kev when the voting process would be over. He replied, “When I win.”


39 posted on 01/05/2023 12:00:07 PM PST by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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To: eyeamok
At least he will have a good story to tell his grandchildren

So did Scott Norwood and Jean Van De Velde, an Bill Buckner

40 posted on 01/05/2023 12:00:11 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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