Steve HermanSeventh-round nominations for House speaker: McCarthy (D-CA), Jeffries (D-NY) and Donalds (R-FL).
In seventh round voting, McCarthy again fallsshort of the threshold to become speaker. Only drama remaining is how many votes will Donalds continue to receive from rebel Republicans.
Dan Robrish@w7voa Highly unlikely, but it's possible that enough Republicans will vote "present" to allow Jeffries to have a majority. That would allow the House to get on with business and they could oust him within weeks if not days.
paul@amiserabilist @w7voa No, they need a majority of those present and voting. Casting a "present" vote means abstaining, not voting. If enough Republicans do that, Jeffries will win with Democratic votes alone.
@amiserabilist @w7voa Or they could just walk out of the chamber instead of voting "present."
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/what-happens-if-some-house-members-start-voting-present/
i see now. thank you. but still effectively committing career suicide.
@amiserabilist @w7voa There's already been one Republican, Victoria Spartz, who started voting present on day 2. I suspect those most likely to join her are people not planning to run again in 2024.