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House Speaker election live updates: 20 Republicans decline to back Jim Jordan; minority leader Hakeem Jeffries of NY gets 212 votes to his 200
The New York Post ^ | 10/17/2023 | Kaydi Pelletier et al

Posted on 10/17/2023 11:43:07 AM PDT by thegagline

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) fell short of the 217 votes needed to succeed ousted Kevin McCarthy as the next Speaker of the House, on the first ballot Tuesday — making a second ballot necessary.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY.) bested Jordan, drawing 212 votes to Jordan’s 200. There were 20 votes for other candidates.

The night before Tuesday’s vote, several Republican lawmakers emerged from a House GOP conference meeting saying that they won’t vote for Jordan, 59.

Jordan, however, came out of the meeting confident that he will be elected speaker of the House on Tuesday — despite at least six GOP lawmakers still opposed to his nomination and others undecided.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deepstate; gopestablishment; leadership; nevertrumper; nevertrumpingtroll; republicans; rinos; speaker; uniparty
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With gridlock, Congress is less likely to spend and giveaway our money.
1 posted on 10/17/2023 11:43:07 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

As always, the Democrats are in lock-step.


2 posted on 10/17/2023 11:44:56 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: thegagline

I just knew that the GOPe would F*CK this Up!!!!

Open Season on RINOS. Primary the bums!!!!


3 posted on 10/17/2023 11:45:13 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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As always, the Democrats are in lock-step.

With the most hard left, worst option.
4 posted on 10/17/2023 11:46:00 AM PDT by RushingWater (Thank God for no more mean tweets, it's worth 20% inflation. )
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To: GOP_Party_Animal

They’ve spent the last 25 years purging their party of members that won’t vote the way they’re told.


5 posted on 10/17/2023 11:46:57 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: thegagline

Don’t celebrate. This leaves the bureaucracy free to illegally to spend us further into bankruptcy.


6 posted on 10/17/2023 11:47:18 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: thegagline

The Republican Party is a total Clown show.


7 posted on 10/17/2023 11:48:59 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: thegagline

Unless Biden declares a National Emergency....Nothing would surprise me


8 posted on 10/17/2023 11:50:14 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: thegagline

As Dan Bongino loves to say: “Most Republicans are really Democrats, but no Democrat is a Republican.”


9 posted on 10/17/2023 11:50:44 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: RushingWater

The rats go for a total leftist radical but let the R’s even consider a conservative and it’s catastrophic


10 posted on 10/17/2023 11:52:47 AM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: OHPatriot

Agreed. I would like to see Republicans embrace the strict constructionalist principles of Rand Paul. Unfortunately, it will never happen.


11 posted on 10/17/2023 11:52:58 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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The rats go for a total leftist radical but let the R’s even consider a conservative and it’s catastrophic


12 posted on 10/17/2023 11:53:28 AM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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The Republican Party is a total Clown show.

On purpose. The RNC could end this immediately by letting the holdouts know that they won't be supported in the next election if they continue to vote "no", but that would require Ronna to do some work.

13 posted on 10/17/2023 11:53:54 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (To solve the Democrat problem, the RINO problem must first be solved.)
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To: Huskrrrr

All Dems and these 20 RINOS are chicom assets. They are traitors.


14 posted on 10/17/2023 11:55:19 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: thegagline

Is there a list of the traitors?


15 posted on 10/17/2023 11:57:30 AM PDT by Ingtar
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To: thegagline

The Republican party is infiltrated so massively. Its seems that we are done for.


16 posted on 10/17/2023 11:58:28 AM PDT by Revel
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To: HYPOCRACY

Exactly!


17 posted on 10/17/2023 11:58:35 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: JonPreston

Along with the demonrats!


18 posted on 10/17/2023 11:58:51 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: thegagline

20 Radical Leftist Republicans are holding the nation’s business hostage.

These people need to be voted out.


19 posted on 10/17/2023 11:59:39 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Ingtar

You don’t think that the NY post would provide you with that do you?


20 posted on 10/17/2023 12:00:36 PM PDT by Revel
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