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FOURTH BALLOT —
Emmer- 107
Johnson- 56
Donalds- 25
Hern- 25
Other- 4
Present- 2
NOW it’s Johnson vs emmer. Donalds dropped.
THIRD BALLOT —
Emmer- 100
Johnson- 43
Donalds- 32
Hern- 26
Scott- 12
Other- 3
Present- 3
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@Olivia_Beavers
4 candidates left:
1. Emmer, no. 3 House R
2. Johnson, also in GOP leadership
3. Donalds, HFC member
4. Hern, RSC chair
Interesting question, isn't it? I would have thought that he might go down with the ship, but he might not want to go to jail for the rest of his life.
NEWS: Rep. Bergman is 2nd candidate to be dropped from the GOP speaker candidate pool after getting the least votes on the the 2nd ballot, im told
With him and Sessions out, that frees up about 2 dozen votes to go elsewhere
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SECOND BALLOT TALLY
Emmer- 90
Johnson- 37
Donalds- 33
Hern- 31
Scott- 14
Bergman- 7
Other- 3
Present- 2
EMMER gained 12 from first ballot. JOHNSON still no 2. And 5 choose no one.
Olivia Beavers
@Olivia_Beavers
TALLY
Emmer 78
Johnson 34
Donald’s 29
Hern 27
Scott 18
Bergman 16
Sessions 8
NEWS: Rep. SESSSIONS will be dropped from the GOP speaker candidate pool after getting the least votes on the the 1st ballot, a source tells me.
(No candidate wanted to be the first out…)
I have no idea. Is there a way for them to pay someone to take the Bar exam for them?? Or bribe someone to give them a passing grade?
@MeidasTouch
WATCH: Jenna Ellis CRIES while reading her statement to the court following her guilty plea and throws Rudy Giuliani and others under the bus, saying she “relied on others including lawyers with many more years of experience.”
WATCH: Jenna Ellis CRIES while reading her statement to the court following her guilty plea and throws Rudy Giuliani and others under the bus, saying she “relied on others including lawyers with many more years of experience.” pic.twitter.com/71JRuUdLAA
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 24, 2023
Not surprising. Only thing they actually know how to do is "obstruct" and not having a speaker certainly accomplishes that......................
Here's a part answer
Natalie Brand
@NatalieABrand
House Republicans will soon huddle behind closed doors for a candidate forum with the nine members running for the job. First real test will be a secret ballot vote expected tomorrow.
Definitely agree!
Might also be a disinfo campaign too............
No actual confirmation though.
Well that's no fun! Glad no one was seriously hurt. Stay safe.
There have been a lot of protests/demonstrations in Seattle and and also Bellevue and Redmond which are closer to me, but no disasters yet. We are too rural for them to close.
OK, why did that never happen for me??
Will they announce the results from each ballot, then?
So how is this going to work? Do each of the combatants get to give a speech in front of the whole house? Or just the GOP? or what?
Yes he was! Not the chair's fault the panda was too big for it, though.
They have a lot of choices, but not any good ones.
NINE GOP candidates for speaker.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, RSC Chair Kevin Hern (Okla.), Reps. Byron Donalds (Fla.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Jack Bergman (Mich.), Pete Sessions (Texas), Gary Palmer (Ala.) and Dan Meuser (Pa.)
PALMER a new name.
How nice! The almond Kringle is the one generally offered at the nursery. I see several others that I would like to try.
Yes. It's a "fruitcake" that is actually good to eat.
A local nursery serves coffee and international dessert samples during the Christmas season. Stollen is always included and my favorite which is Danish Kringle.
It's actually a German Christmas Bread, and quite good.
Most cats like ham. 2 of ours do and the third probably would but he won't take any people food. Since I adopted him in July and he's 7, I can only figure he was trained not to.
They all like fresh cooked chicken- but my oldest cat (14) absolutely adores Costco chicken. I think she would eat the entire thing, given the chance! She also likes Chinese BBQ pork and pretzels, among other things. She's very small- only about 6 lbs. so she can have whatever she wants.
We could use a few more Unicorns..............................
Sure- just like with some brood mares they have their tails cut short. When they retire, they let them grow back out again,
Yes. Actually, a lot of horses would have quite long manes if they weren't kept trimmed.
Gorgeous indeed!
We have a cat that can do that.
The children continue to be children (I don't know the why of this- it just amuses me)
@stephen_neukam
Scoop: Sources in the orbit of Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson tell me those around them would work to crush a speaker campaign by Tom Emmer.
The rift between Emmer and the right wing establishment run deep.
Not in my world! I'm reading a good Sci-fi series, so I'll be in the recliner with a good book, a warm cat, and a cold beer! Happy Friday!
This is just wrong
@Olivia_Beavers
NEW: There’s a new effort underway to get the House GOP to unite behind the next R who wins speaker nomination in Tuesday forum.
Rep. Flood (R-Neb.) is organizing a bloc of Rs who will withhold support from candidates unless they press their supporters to sign a pledge to do so
Here's what they want to have signed.
https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1715488958430200095/photo/1
A new contender - seems sane
INBOX: BERGMAN READY TO SERVE AS SPEAKER TO SAVE HOUSE FROM CONTINUING DYSFUNCTION
INBOX: BERGMAN READY TO SERVE AS SPEAKER TO SAVE HOUSE FROM CONTINUING DYSFUNCTION
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 20, 2023
"My hat is in the ring, and I feel confident I can win the votes where others could not. I have no special interests to serve; I’m only in this to do what's best for our Nation..." pic.twitter.com/T8N695qRsZ
So they did this
Rep. Meuser says this vote on reaffirming Jordan as speaker nominee is by secret ballot with three options:
Yes, No and Present
No option to write in another name.
@Olivia_Beavers
Told Jordan pushed for vote to be by secret ballot
Olivia Beavers
@Olivia_Beavers
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Clear difference in what you saw on the House floor
House Republicans increasingly wanted him to drop out but weren't willing to vote against him publicly
@Olivia_Beavers
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Tally:
86 yay
112 nay
5 present
@Olivia_Beavers
There will be a lot of folks throwing their names in the ring this round, from what I’m hearing
Here's a little Friday humor
@acksound
“I would call House Republicans a clusterfuck, but a cluster implies some sense of unity, they’re more like a scatter-fuck. I’ve seen more organized groups of seagulls fighting over a potato chip."
This would seem to be the best part
@KlasfeldReports
To state the obvious:
Sidney Powell and Ken Chesebro's back-to-back plea deals avert a trial that would have given Trump and his co-defendants a preview of the DA's evidence.
The dominoes are beginning their fall!
That's terrific!
Look here.....
CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrk
Pro-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who helped craft the 2020 fake elector plot, pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case
I'm for Newmed's Chaplin. However- Jeffries would be good.