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ColinC

(8,347 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:19 PM Jan 2023

Who will be the Speaker of the House for the 118th congress?


20 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Kevin McCarthy
2 (10%)
Steve Scalise
4 (20%)
Byron Donalds
0 (0%)
Andy Biggs
0 (0%)
Don Bacon
0 (0%)
Jim Jordan
0 (0%)
Jim Banks
0 (0%)
Lee Zeldin
0 (0%)
Hakeem Jeffries
4 (20%)
Somebody else
10 (50%)
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Who will be the Speaker of the House for the 118th congress? (Original Post) ColinC Jan 2023 OP
Liz Cheney IggleDuer Jan 2023 #1
Well, we wouldn't like many of her policies but at least the important hlthe2b Jan 2023 #3
Tom Cole. gab13by13 Jan 2023 #2
I think you are on to something. bottomofthehill Jan 2023 #10
They'll have an internal coup every couple weeks because of haele Jan 2023 #4
I heard that Louis Gohmert was looking for a job. nt TexasTowelie Jan 2023 #5
I don't think anyone currently on the rePuq side can get 218 of those fucking idiots... Enter stage left Jan 2023 #6
McCarthy will have the votes tomorrow, after TFG makes some Meadowoak Jan 2023 #7
I think a former House Republican was there vying for speaker today. liberalmuse Jan 2023 #8
Jon Voight. dchill Jan 2023 #9
No idea iemanja Jan 2023 #11

hlthe2b

(102,494 posts)
3. Well, we wouldn't like many of her policies but at least the important
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:27 PM
Jan 2023

work would get done (debt ceiling, Ukraine, etc) and she'd hold little tolerance for the insurrectionists in office. So, it would certainly be entertaining.

haele

(12,688 posts)
4. They'll have an internal coup every couple weeks because of
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:29 PM
Jan 2023

some stupid "no confidence vote" rule McCarthy lets be adopted because he thinks will get him the last few holdouts.

Now that they as a group have "won", they will eat themselves alive like all authoritarian minded toddler-adults do to their "competition".

Haele

Enter stage left

(3,403 posts)
6. I don't think anyone currently on the rePuq side can get 218 of those fucking idiots...
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:33 PM
Jan 2023

to vote for her/him.

Brings to mind the saying "herding cats!"

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
8. I think a former House Republican was there vying for speaker today.
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 11:16 PM
Jan 2023

I would not be surprised if Trump went to the chamber tomorrow to try and worm his way in. That's how much of a shit show this has been so far.

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