Jim Jordan loses 3rd vote for House speaker; GOP opposition grows to 25 reps
Round 1: 200 votes for Jordan
Round 2: 199 votes for Jordan
Round 3: 194 votes for Jordan
Additional detractors this round:
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA): Jordan round 2, McHenry round 3
Tom Kean Jr. (R-NY): Jordan round 2, McCarthy round 3
Marc Molinaro (R-NY): Jordan round 2, Zeldin round 3
Other GOP changes:
Wesley Hunt (R-TX): Jordan round 2, absent round 3
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI): Jordan round 2, absent round 3
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/20/house-speaker-vote-news-updates-jim-jordan/71233801007/Open linkView original on lemmy.ml415
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Aside from the content, I want to take a moment to appreciate how this has such an informative title!:-)
No doubt. Succinct and accurate with little flair.
The anti-clickbait.
Here, I'll fix it:
Oh no! Jim Jordan loses the Speaker vote for a third time! You won't believe how many hold outs there were!
Followed by 10 paragraphs of SEO ridden, AI generated drivel that buries the answer to the point you give up on finding it
Sums up internet articles in 2023, 95% of which could be less than a paragraph, but need to fluff it up to 6 pages to inlay some ads and get those juicy organic clicks
Tune in at 11 to find out how! ... to access our video on the subject, which points to another webpage, which again links to a video, that again goes to a different story, hey this all seems familiar somehow...? :-P
It's our own damn fault I suppose, for engaging with it and thus not just allowing but outright making/encouraging it to happen.:-(
Not that that excuses them for doing it though:-(.
Ah yes the “insert news org here” special.
How will I know how to react if no one gets slammed?
Or destroyed? I like my mundane news ratcheted up to hyperbolic levels.
Don't worry, like a sitcom laugh track, they will tell you how you are supposed to feel:-).
Dun dun. Dun dun. Dundundundundun...
The idea of Jordan being speaker was one of the stupidest and most offensive ideas they’ve come up with recently, so it’s nice that it isn’t working out.
Lauren Bobert handing beer to colleague Hold this a min.
It's not a beer she has in her hands.
Netflix should buy out the comedy rights for that special. Then people would actually want to pay extra for Netflix.
She gonna get up there, rip a jewel, and start twerkin.
Their lawyers quietly let them know there's a rule prohibiting a candidate for speaker from winning if they're under federal indictment facing more than a year of jail time. "Better shut the fuck up about that before you get the reason this can't happen thrown in your face."
And that is an incredibly high bar.
Doubly satisfying that he was Donnie's pick
I read somewhere that a group of 55 republicans who plan to make sure he gets less votes every round. To rub in how much they don’t want him.
Nelson:
Ha ha
Are you making fun of the size of my automobile?
No, I’m making fun of the size of your voting block.
Lol, I'm fuckin Canadian, I live in the UK, I'm not a republican drone. I was riffing off the Simpsons reference...fuck me I guess.
Also riffing and having fun here. I’m joking about the chaos, not trying to attack you.
Well shit. And here I was, drunk on a train being all fragile. Touché you saucy removed!
I got that reference. Well done
Everyone needs a speaker. This is the best speaker that I could nominate. Should he therefore be made the subject of fun?
...yeah?
Mr. Burns:
Excellent
They're doing it on purpose. There was a report a few days ago that outlined a plan to do exactly this. It will continue to get worse for him.
What I don't get is if we know about this plan, surely gymbo must know as well. So why not just call it quits? Does he like to be humiliated? Is this some sort of fetish for him?
The goal of to whip, convince, strong arm into submission.
Thus the Disgruntled Henchmen call-center calls to the “nay” voters.
Having just sat through a week of committee meetings where all the parties knew a tender was going to fail, yet we all continued with the meeting like everything wasn't already decided.. humans are a silly species.
Somehow this is until fault of democrats, surely. /s
It's because they won't vote for him, obv.
Those numbers are going in the wrong direction, guy. I think you should bow out. But I hope you’re dumb enough to keep going.
Repubs are the greatest impediment to progress. Dems are the second greatest.
Then again, maybe if he keeps going he will unite everyone behind the banner of "Not Gym Jordan," which is a great service he's able to provide us.
What progress would be happening if they did name a speaker?
13 to go I guess.
Not the way those numbers are trending.
If this was 'House of Cards'
Dems would offer Blue state GOPs who voted for Jeffries easy wins in November. The ten or so voted he'd need would be offset by loses in other states.
I don't know if that's a good idea honestly. First, they'd be giving up winnable seats in the future. Second, it'd be Democrats in charge of a republican controlled house. Sure, they could put up things they want for a vote, but stupid people would now think they're responsible for the nothing that gets done. Letting Republicans tear each other apart is probably better politically without major concessions.
There are no good options as long as the MAGoos have any power.
Maybe if he tried even MORE death threats? That would probably work...
Gym Jordan feels like what everyone wished Ted Cruz could feel.
Do it again!
I hope they keep this up for another year
Won't the government be shutting down in like 3 weeks if they don't choose a speaker?
They could keep going. I don't think anyone involved in this farce knows or cares what happens to other people unless it directly benefits their wealth and power
If this was similar to the pope election, there would be a good deal of black smoke floating in the air.
And things are getting bleaker for the runner at every new round.