It would appear that Kevin McCarthy has a masochism problem, in addition to being a numbskull. Eight losing votes has not been enough to convince him that he will not succeed in rallying his full Republican caucus behind him. Or even 218 of them, so to round nine we go.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:18:51 PM +00:00 · Barbara Morrill
Continuing coverage can be found here.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:16:38 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
And we’re doing vote eleven. wheeee.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:15:18 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
All right, the last vote count is official. Jeffries wins again, though of course doesn’t “win.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:02:22 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Maybe all that meeting and promises of a deal are just a deal to adjourn. That’s apparently in the works.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:43:08 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
This far into the deal and only now they’re getting something in writing?
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:35:00 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
They’re going to try to adjourn after this vote.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:31:28 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
And Gaetz came out of the meeting and still says he’s a no.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:28:27 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Lots of rumors about an impending deal. Apparently even Gaetz and Boebert have been in on this round of meetings. It’d be pretty rich if the caved at this point.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:15:33 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
C-SPAN does not have up its chyron tracking the vote, but if we’ve counted correctly, McCarthy has lost for a tenth time.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:09:02 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:04:19 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Boebert again nominates Hern, and at least keeps it very short.
So now they move on to the roll call. Again.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:02:56 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Here comes Rep. Anna Luna to nominate Donalds. She is positively Boebertian in her delivery and eloquence.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:00:00 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Rep. Pete Aguilar is once again nominating Jeffries, showing off the Democratic unity that means Jeffries doesn’t need to try a different person each time in an effort to get his party’s votes.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:55:19 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Jamie Dupree notes this is the first time the speaker election has gone to a tenth vote since 1859.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:50:31 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Here we go again: They’re gearing up for the tenth vote, with Rep. Juan Ciscomani nominating McCarthy.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:43:37 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
C-SPAN reports that Buck is out tonight and tomorrow for a medical appointment, while Hern’s mother died and he will be out for her funeral if voting goes into the weekend.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:39:28 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Whoops, make that 200 for McCarthy, after Rep. Ken Buck did not vote.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:34:21 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Once again the unofficial results are McCarthy 201, Jeffries 212. Twenty Republicans voted for Donalds or Hern, and one voted present. The only thing that changes from vote to vote is which non-McCarthy Republicans get how many votes.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:27:25 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Gaetz and Biggs are fundraising off their McCarthy opposition, in case you needed any more indication that they are never going to vote for him.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:20:49 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Do you believe this? I don’t believe this.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:12:48 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
More history stuff. This is the tied for the 7th longest speakers election out of the (now) 15 that have gone to multiple ballots. The last time they went to 10 ballots was 1833. Also, Hakeem Jeffries is coming up on a record number of votes for speaker. Someone on twitter has been following, and estimates that by the middle of the 11th round, he’ll have surpassed Pelosi’s career total.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:01:46 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Gaetz abandons Trump to vote for Hern. Hern votes for McCarthy.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:56:07 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
I don’t believe these promises of developments anymore. We’re trapped in this timeline forever. But I would like an elaboration on “whatnots.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:51:42 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Ok, 72 votes in and McCarthy has lost. Again.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:44:01 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Boebert said her speech would be short. It’s not.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:40:06 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Okay big surprise! Fourth nomination from Boebert for Kevin Hern. She is just so bad at this speaking bidness.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:34:28 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Rosendale is that guy in public forums who comes to the mic for question time and says “I don't have so much a question as a 18-part comment.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:33:08 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Asshole calls out Maxine Waters and then says “there are no rules” and “I didn’t use anyone’s name.” Asshole.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:30:09 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Ok, let’s talk about this bitching from Rosendale about the power held by the Speaker. It’s true. It’s a problem. And it was created by their guy Newt Gingrich years ago, a project that the GOP threw itself into with wild abandon. Yes, subsequent speakers including Nancy Pelosi did not work to restore balance and kept power in the leadership. There is a problem in that. But lately it’s largely because fucking maniacs took over the GOP and it was to protect the nation from people who want to—quite literally—destroy the government and everything it does.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:25:45 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Montanan Matt Rosendale nominates Donalds.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:24:58 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
It is now Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) nominating Democrat Jeffries, detailing the accomplishments a united Democratic majority achieved. This does provide a very good opportunity to just keep hammering away at those facts about the Democrats: united and accomplished.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:21:38 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
The argument for electing McCarthy because they now have the power to kick him out at any time is a pretty bizarre turn. There just really aren’t words for how absurd this whole situation has become. They haven’t been invented in English. German probably has them.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:18:36 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
They know they don’t have the votes to adjourn, so they’re not evein going to try. Here we go again. Freedom Caucus guy Troy Nehls is nominating McCarthy this time. They’re probably going to kick him out for this.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:15:39 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Three cheers for C-SPAN, huh? And absolutely this should always be the way the cameras operate—it’s how C-SPAN wants to do it, being allowed to show multiple camera angles. The Speaker, when there is one, is in charge of that, and they clamp down on the cameras and what can be shown. In case you were wondering why we’ve seen so much more of the chamber over the last few days.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:18:51 PM +00:00 · Barbara Morrill
Continuing coverage can be found here.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:16:38 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
And we’re doing vote eleven. wheeee.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:15:18 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
All right, the last vote count is official. Jeffries wins again, though of course doesn’t “win.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 11:02:22 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Maybe all that meeting and promises of a deal are just a deal to adjourn. That’s apparently in the works.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:43:08 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
This far into the deal and only now they’re getting something in writing?
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:35:00 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
They’re going to try to adjourn after this vote.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:31:28 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
And Gaetz came out of the meeting and still says he’s a no.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:28:27 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Lots of rumors about an impending deal. Apparently even Gaetz and Boebert have been in on this round of meetings. It’d be pretty rich if the caved at this point.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:15:33 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
C-SPAN does not have up its chyron tracking the vote, but if we’ve counted correctly, McCarthy has lost for a tenth time.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:09:02 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:04:19 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Boebert again nominates Hern, and at least keeps it very short.
So now they move on to the roll call. Again.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:02:56 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Here comes Rep. Anna Luna to nominate Donalds. She is positively Boebertian in her delivery and eloquence.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 10:00:00 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Rep. Pete Aguilar is once again nominating Jeffries, showing off the Democratic unity that means Jeffries doesn’t need to try a different person each time in an effort to get his party’s votes.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:55:19 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Jamie Dupree notes this is the first time the speaker election has gone to a tenth vote since 1859.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:50:31 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Here we go again: They’re gearing up for the tenth vote, with Rep. Juan Ciscomani nominating McCarthy.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:43:37 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
C-SPAN reports that Buck is out tonight and tomorrow for a medical appointment, while Hern’s mother died and he will be out for her funeral if voting goes into the weekend.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:39:28 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Whoops, make that 200 for McCarthy, after Rep. Ken Buck did not vote.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:34:21 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson
Once again the unofficial results are McCarthy 201, Jeffries 212. Twenty Republicans voted for Donalds or Hern, and one voted present. The only thing that changes from vote to vote is which non-McCarthy Republicans get how many votes.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:27:25 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Gaetz and Biggs are fundraising off their McCarthy opposition, in case you needed any more indication that they are never going to vote for him.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:20:49 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Do you believe this? I don’t believe this.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:12:48 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
More history stuff. This is the tied for the 7th longest speakers election out of the (now) 15 that have gone to multiple ballots. The last time they went to 10 ballots was 1833. Also, Hakeem Jeffries is coming up on a record number of votes for speaker. Someone on twitter has been following, and estimates that by the middle of the 11th round, he’ll have surpassed Pelosi’s career total.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 9:01:46 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Gaetz abandons Trump to vote for Hern. Hern votes for McCarthy.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:56:07 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
I don’t believe these promises of developments anymore. We’re trapped in this timeline forever. But I would like an elaboration on “whatnots.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:51:42 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Ok, 72 votes in and McCarthy has lost. Again.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:44:01 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Boebert said her speech would be short. It’s not.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:40:06 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Okay big surprise! Fourth nomination from Boebert for Kevin Hern. She is just so bad at this speaking bidness.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:34:28 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Rosendale is that guy in public forums who comes to the mic for question time and says “I don't have so much a question as a 18-part comment.”
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:33:08 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Asshole calls out Maxine Waters and then says “there are no rules” and “I didn’t use anyone’s name.” Asshole.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:30:09 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Ok, let’s talk about this bitching from Rosendale about the power held by the Speaker. It’s true. It’s a problem. And it was created by their guy Newt Gingrich years ago, a project that the GOP threw itself into with wild abandon. Yes, subsequent speakers including Nancy Pelosi did not work to restore balance and kept power in the leadership. There is a problem in that. But lately it’s largely because fucking maniacs took over the GOP and it was to protect the nation from people who want to—quite literally—destroy the government and everything it does.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:25:45 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Montanan Matt Rosendale nominates Donalds.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:24:58 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
It is now Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) nominating Democrat Jeffries, detailing the accomplishments a united Democratic majority achieved. This does provide a very good opportunity to just keep hammering away at those facts about the Democrats: united and accomplished.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:21:38 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
The argument for electing McCarthy because they now have the power to kick him out at any time is a pretty bizarre turn. There just really aren’t words for how absurd this whole situation has become. They haven’t been invented in English. German probably has them.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:18:36 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
They know they don’t have the votes to adjourn, so they’re not evein going to try. Here we go again. Freedom Caucus guy Troy Nehls is nominating McCarthy this time. They’re probably going to kick him out for this.
UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 · 8:15:39 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Three cheers for C-SPAN, huh? And absolutely this should always be the way the cameras operate—it’s how C-SPAN wants to do it, being allowed to show multiple camera angles. The Speaker, when there is one, is in charge of that, and they clamp down on the cameras and what can be shown. In case you were wondering why we’ve seen so much more of the chamber over the last few days.