So here we go again…

Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread.

Edit Confirmed, Mike Johnson is the next speaker after running the table of all present and voting Republicans, 220 to Hakeem Jeffries 209.

If you’d like to know more about Mike Johnson, here’s a good link:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election

I’ll leave this pinned for 24 hours so everyone can catch up, then take it down.

1st vote count is in:

Hakeem Jeffries - 212 (217 needed to win)
Jim Jordan - 200
Steve Scalise - 7
Kevin McCarthy - 6
“Others” - 7

Jordan could have only lost 4 votes, he lost 20.

2nd vote:

Jeffries - 212
Jordan - 199
Scalise - 7
McCarthy - 5
Zeldin - 3
“Others” - 7 (one each)

Edit 3rd vote is in, House in recess.

Jeffries - 210
Jordan - 194
Scalise - 8
McHenry - 6
Zeldin - 4
Donalds - 2
McCarthy - 2
“Others” - 3 (1 each)

Matt Gaetz has vowed to oppose expanding the powers for McHenry:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/

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    The guy described HIMSELF as “David Duke without the baggage.” I’ve never seen a word do as much lifting as the word “baggage” as he used it.

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      I really want to know, what’s left when you take away the baggage from “David Duke”.

      Did he have any redeeming qualities?

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          So if you consider the Grand Wizard as the baggage, that leaves us with “failed politician.” If you consider failed politician as the baggage, that leaves the KKK.

          So he’s a bright star for maga dumb-dumbs either way.

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            I consider the baggage to be the fact that people know David Duke was racist. Had they not known about the racism, he would not have baggage.

            I think that is what Scalice was saying. He’s like David Duke except not everyone knows how racist he is.

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        You’re one internet search away from knowing.

        Guarantee if you search that with no other context, the first result will be the right one.