House GOP will meet again Monday evening to discuss candidates then start voting Tuesday morning on their next nominee.

    • @ira@lemmy.mlOP
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      8 months ago

      In the running:

      Kevin Hern (R-OK): Republican Study Comittee chair

      Austin Scott (R-GA)

      Jack Bergman (R-MI): Former USMC Lt. General

      Tom Emmer (R-MN): Majority Whip; endorsed by McCarthy

      Byron Donalds (R-FL): Freedom Caucus member


      Putting out feelers:

      Mark Green (R-TN): Homeland Security chair, Freedom Caucus member

      Jodey Arrington (R-TX): Budget chair

      Mike Johnson (R-LA): vice conference chair

      Pete Sessions (R-TX)

  • Gramatikal
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    98 months ago

    Thank fucking christ. I’m so tired of that authoritarian asshole getting news.

  • @Auzy@beehaw.org
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    88 months ago

    Doing the same thing multiple times and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.

    Seriously, I’m in Australia and even I saw after the first it had no chance

    • snooggums
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      148 months ago

      McCarthy got there after 14 votes, but the odds of repeating that situation is basically zero now that it is clear the most extreme Republicans will make any in party nominee fail. McCarthy only got in by giving a nut job a dead man’s switch.

      They can not appease the zealots and the zealots already showed that they will abuse any leverage they get. They also burned all the bridges with Dems so there will be no bipartisan compromise unless it it is Republicans voting for Jeffries or abstaining, and that won’t happen because Republicans punish anyone who compromises.

      • @DrPop
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        McCarthy only got there because of a deal with Dems that he reneged on, the surprised Pikachu when he was booted on it.

    • Uranium3006
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      48 months ago

      Too bad all the churches who need someone with this particular skill set don’t have any openings available