Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote: Highlights
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A handful of conservatives and all present House Democrats voted on a motion to vacate to remove McCarthy from the top post.
  • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I get that Dems are enjoying seeing the Republicans seem to fail, but I get the feeling this is going to turn out horribly. We’re going to see Speaker Jim Jordan or Matt Gaetz and the country will suffer for it.

    • Raging LibTarg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I can’t shake the bad feeling that the timing is going to be a real problem once shutdown time rolls around here in less than 40-ish days. What if we don’t even have a fucking speaker at all by then??

      There is the possibility that Dems coordinate a vote with the not-Freedom Caucus GOP to elect the least disagreeable candidate, though…

      • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        If that was a possibility, I would think they would have done so in one of the 14 ballots before Republicans settled on McCarthy.

        Look what they did to Liz Chaney. They would expel a Republican that did that from the party, and then they would Primary them out of office.

          • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Any Republican that works with Dems any more than McCarthy is likely to be primaried. They have brainwashed their base to think Dems = Evil, and working with them is worse than a deal with the Devil.

            Republicans are stuck in this weird place where they do not have enough votes for a majority without the freedom caucus, but the base will replace them if they work with Dems. As such, they placate the freedom caucus.

    • ErrorF002@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Highly unlikely. Freedom caucus will not get the speakership. GOP hates them more than McCarthy. Gaetz didn’t think this through. The only option is more of the same or somebody more friendly to the Democrats.

      • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The freedom caucus can block any nominee they want, and Republicans have made it clear they won’t accept someone that wants to work with Dems. It took 15 votes to get McCarthy as it was. I am not hopeful.