Cable Forum - Republican Congressmen can’t agree a speaker

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36143327)

Well it seems they finally managed, at the 15th attempt.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64193932

Slight inaccuracy/accidental misinterpretation in that article.

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It came after a dramatic pressure campaign played out live on the House floor as party rebel Matt Gaetz was urged to vote for Mr McCarthy.

The Florida Congressman was among six holdouts who relented late on Friday.

That makes it sound that he (and five others) voted for McCarthy - they didn’t, they voted "Present"; this lowered the the threshold for a Majority from 218 to 216 (to win the Speakership, a candidate needs a majority of all members who are voting for a candidate).