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UPDATE: Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership in 15th round of voting, after falling just one vote short in 14th round
The Blaze ^ | January 06 2023 | ALEX NITZBERG

Posted on 01/06/2023 10:43:23 PM PST by SmokingJoe

UPDATE posted around 12:36 am EST:

Kevin McCarthy won the House speakership during the 15th round of voting this week which began late Friday night and spilled over into Saturday after the clock struck midnight. He earned 216 votes.

Andy Biggs of Arizona, Eli Crane of Arizona, Bob Good of Virginia, and Matt Rosendale of Montana, who had previously voted against McCarthy in the first 14 rounds, each voted present in the 15th round, which lowered the threshold McCarthy needed to secure victory — Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Matt Gaetz of Florida, who had switched to present in the 14th vote, voted present again for the 15th round.

Original story below:

For the 14th time this week, Kevin McCarthy has come up short in his quest to clinch the House speakership.

He came closer than he had all week by earning 216 votes — he would have locked up a win if he had been able to reach 217.

Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Matt Gaetz of Florida, who had previously voted against McCarthy in the first 13 rounds, voted present during the 14th vote.

Andy Biggs of Arizona, Eli Crane of Arizona, Bob Good of Virginia, Matt Rosendale of Montana, who had all voted against McCarthy on the first 13 rounds, voted against him again in the 14th round.

A group of more than a dozen Republicans voted against McCarthy in 11 votes this week, including three votes on Tuesday, three on Wednesday, and five on Thursday. Nineteen Republicans opposed McCarthy in the first two votes, but that number increased to 20 when Byron Donalds of Florida, who had voted for McCarthy twice, switched and voted against McCarthy on the third vote.

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To: SmokingJoe

“But you do, and you have.”
Never, ever have I.


121 posted on 01/07/2023 6:54:52 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: nickcarraway; All

Doesn’t prove that. It’s a long fight and it doesn’t require winning every battle. Forcing them to work for it is a good thing but I suppose at some point you have to show movement or they won’t try and work for it. In future negotiations now the McCarthy wing knows that they are gettable so they’re still involved in all of the negotiations. It strengthens your position in the future. At least it can. Also, this gives Trump some leverage win the deep state pricks as he has sway over the never Kevinites. Primary season starts around debt ceiling talks. Will Kevin mess around when The Gaetz card can be played? It doesn’t have to be seen as a total loss. At least there was a fight this time. Good start.


122 posted on 01/07/2023 6:55:38 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: Bullish

“a waste of a few precious days”

Oh yeah, like the Republicans needed a few more days...

To do what exactly.

Lol.


123 posted on 01/07/2023 6:58:58 AM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Romneycrats, all


124 posted on 01/07/2023 6:58:59 AM PST by syriacus (How many Jan 6 defendents are "Innocents in the hands of an angry DNC"?)
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To: SisterK
KM is a treasonous viper

And kiss goodby to any investigations and follow up prosecutions and jail times.

Open boarders....funding Ukraine.....and big pharma off the hook.

125 posted on 01/07/2023 7:01:57 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Democrats recount ballots until the “right” (uh, left) candidate wins.

Republicans are better, they keep holding elections until the “right” candidate wins!


126 posted on 01/07/2023 7:02:31 AM PST by null and void (It’s not far-right to prevent mass starvation. It’s far-left to cause mass starvation.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Talking is important. This whole performance was a good thing, as it got people talking and paying attention to the issues. There will at least be lots of noise if McCarthy does not stick to everything he agreed to.

Political maneuvering is beyond our control, but the issues were discussed far and wide, which doesn’t usually happen. So I think some progress was made, if only in people’s heads for now.


127 posted on 01/07/2023 7:11:45 AM PST by firebrand (. )
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To: C210N

Not MTG’s finest moment.


128 posted on 01/07/2023 7:17:24 AM PST by bray (My book, The Republic of Texas explains everything )
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To: vivenne
So, who would you include in this “new” party?

535 random taxpayers would do a better job in congress.

129 posted on 01/07/2023 7:20:59 AM PST by null and void (It’s not far-right to prevent mass starvation. It’s far-left to cause mass starvation.)
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To: Rocco DiPippo

When the chamber cheered Gaetz’s present vote it sent a sign that I interpreted as “yay! He didn’t say Trump!”

What i saw is just more of what I’ve been seeing. The war is over we lost. China won Soft-WW3 and the leftists won Soft-CW2.

Now we’ll be scattered to the 4 winds


130 posted on 01/07/2023 7:28:46 AM PST by Celerity
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To: babble-on

McCarthy will soon backstab Trump again


131 posted on 01/07/2023 7:35:59 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: SmokingJoe
2 years of “organizing” would still not have changed the results.
There just aren't enough votes to vote anyone Speaker outside McCarthy
That 20 votes wouldn't do the job.

There just aren't enough votes to vote anyone Speaker outside McCarthy.

I'm just not seeing the problem here.

The house cannot do any business without a sitting speaker, a couple years of no new legislation would do the country a world of good!

132 posted on 01/07/2023 7:36:34 AM PST by null and void (It’s not far-right to prevent mass starvation. It’s far-left to cause mass starvation.)
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To: Celerity

The reporting is interesting.

As has been frequently pointed out in the past,
Pelosi quickly caved to the farleft.
The media does not describe it that way, however.

McCarthy takes a week to cave to the far right.
The media makes it their headine.

Is that because of the time factor?
or is caving one direction somehow
more newsworthy than the other direction?


133 posted on 01/07/2023 7:37:21 AM PST by spintreebob (ki .)
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To: tennmountainman

It’s not backstabbing when Trump wants him to do it.


134 posted on 01/07/2023 7:49:42 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: firebrand

We know why.


135 posted on 01/07/2023 7:50:06 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe; SmokingJoe; All
"Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and Ronna Romney McDaniel."

Just remember, FReepers:


136 posted on 01/07/2023 7:56:36 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe Trump likes to be surrounded by Snakes.
He had a lot of Snakes in his White House


137 posted on 01/07/2023 7:58:38 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Bullish

Coming this January

Speaker of the House

The mini-series


138 posted on 01/07/2023 8:06:34 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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To: SmokingJoe

The threat of Trump’s Speakership almost certainly pushed him over the victory line.

Trump is a no bullshit guy. Wish we had more of them (non-b.s. politicians) in D.C.


139 posted on 01/07/2023 8:10:00 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: rfp1234

No need to change the Constitution (USC) since the USC is not the problem.

The problem is the corrupt politicians working under the USC and the uneducated public who don’t understand the USC.


140 posted on 01/07/2023 8:12:42 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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