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To: Dr. Franklin
McCarthy appears to lack the votes again for Speaker.

Not necessarily.

If there are 3 missing votes, then the bar is 216 votes to win. With Republicans having 224 seats, McCarthy can lose 6 votes and still win.

At this point he has 1 vote to give.

-PJ

206 posted on 01/06/2023 11:37:15 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too
There goes the 1 vote buffer. Another OTHER sinks McCarthy again.

-PJ

210 posted on 01/06/2023 11:41:48 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too
If there are 3 missing votes, then the bar is 216 votes to win. With Republicans having 224 seats, McCarthy can lose 6 votes and still win.
At this point he has 1 vote to give.


The holdouts now stand at six votes against McCarthy. Only the Dems not voting/voting present can give McCarthy a win.
213 posted on 01/06/2023 11:42:51 AM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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