Like the island of misfit toys. What a complete joke!

We've done this already. Nominee doesn't mean there are 218 votes.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
Disaster. Worse than McCarthy.

McCarthy's Soros funded RINO buddy.

The stupidity is STRONG with these Deep State Establishment RINOs...

They need to defeat this buffoon. Jesus, what a cluster.

I know many didn't like McCarthy, but the fact is he was the most conservative Speaker the Republicans have had in decades, and I'm even including Newt Gingrich in that metric. To trade McCarthy for this shitheel would be a disaster for us but in particular for Matt Gaetz.

Anti-MAGA, Soros-Linked Tom Emmer Emerges as New GOP Speaker Designate.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2...aces-gop-floor-vote/

Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) has won the House Republican Conference nomination for Speaker after five rounds of voting by secret ballot.

Emmer faced-off against six other Republicans at the start of voting earlier this morning. His opposition included Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), and Pete Sessions (R-TX). Emmer is perhaps best known for his anti-Trump positions, as well as his refusal to assist MAGA candidates during the 2022 mid term elections, when he controlled the purse strings at the powerful National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

As a result, Emmer condemned the GOP to its wafer-thin majority that has led to the current Capitol Hill mess. Prior to serving in Congress, Emmer worked as a spokesman for the National Popular Vote initiative – an effort funded by George Soros and backed by former President Barack Obama to essentially end the Electoral College and elect the President via a nationwide popular vote.

The field of candidates narrowed quickly, both Hern and Donalds dropped out after the fourth ballot in an effort to swing their voters to Mike Johnson and prevent Emmer from winning outright. Despite the attempt to rally behind Johnson, Emmer was able to secure a majority of the Conference on the fifth ballot with 117 votes.

It is unclear if Emmer will be able to reach the 217 votes needed to actually win the Speaker’s gavel. The prior two Republican Speaker-designates, Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) fell well short of the threshold on the House floor.

What a fucking mess we're in! And now of all times.

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It is unclear if Emmer will be able to reach the 217 votes needed to actually win the Speaker’s gavel. The prior two Republican Speaker-designates, Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) fell well short of the threshold on the House floor.

Turn about is fair play: When Emmer comes up for a vote, I'd vote for Jim Jordan.

And if that means they can't bring up a vote on their precious war funding all over the globe, even better.

Well, Trump is against Emmer, calls him a "globalist" on Truth Social...

well Gaetz and his band of merry men need to step up and vote against the guy and keep him out...

It does expose the R party as part of the UniParty by selecting someone with his ideology and history.

This looks like a defining moment in the Republican Party. They can move into greatness and bring this country back on track, or they can fully surrender to Uniparty self-enrichment circle jerk.

It is not a perfect time for this to be happening, but maybe from this chaos will come good things.

It would not surprise me to see the democrats vote in lockstep for him and he is elected as speaker, with the help of rinos.

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
It would not surprise me to see the democrats vote in lockstep for him and he is elected as speaker, with the help of rinos.

Me neither, but I'm crossing my fingers...

In the world of buffoons that is Congress, the Republicans are the dumbest of the buffoons.

That douchebag, Emmer, just bowed out. Well thank God for that.

Emmer just withdrew his nomination for Speaker. So, now, what???

And we laughed at Pelosi when it just seemed she many not get voted as Speaker. Those 25 people that didn't vote for Jordan should be voted off by their constituents.

Well, if the Republican had any brains and balls they would vote for Byron Donalds and make him the first black Speaker of the House. That's what they ought to do.

^^^ Yep. Byron Donalds or Mike Johnson.

Emmer Drops Out Of House Speaker Race After Trump Calls 'RINO', Supporters Bail

Update (1640ET): House GOP chaos continues after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) - who earlier in the day won an internal ballot for nominee - dropped out, CNBC reports.

Thanks Matt Gaetz. You had not Plan B other than removing McCarthy. These national headlines of there being no speaker because the Republicans can't get their shit together is all on you and those you whipped into supporting you.

Republicans can't get their act together and we're approaching a budget deadline before Thanksgiving. This nearly guarantees a CR because there's no time for a new speaker to harness the coalitions and votes needed to pass a budget, much less get it through the Senate.

Thanks, Matt.

^^^Get over it. Going along to get along is NO solution with the future of our country in the balance either. We'll get a Speaker soon enough, and in the interim, Congress can do no harm. Maybe we should consider it a blessing...