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Appears that McCarthy may have a hard time getting to 218 for Speaker. -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Nov 18 '22, 08:31

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https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1593620305548906496?t=cVq7z_0ajNP9ByfiTMOcfw&s=19 (twitter.com)

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I'm reminded of a certain scene in Team America: World Police. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 08:48
this is just negotiating the price -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 08:47 1
- a good thread on how the voting math actually works on the floor -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 08:52
So that's the Freedom Caucus at work. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 08:35
and it appears the GOP has a hard time getting more than 218. (yet) -- nm - mud Nov 18, 08:34 2
- it could still end up 218-217 !! -- (link) - mud Nov 18, 09:14 1
  - can you imagine if (a whopping big if) Cheney ran as an independent, won and then became speaker? the two parties coulda been 217-217 ! -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:17

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