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The vote is still in progress, but McCarthy has already lost more R votes than he can afford to. He's lost the first ballot.
First time a Speaker has failed to win on the first ballot since, as I recall, 1923.
The vote is still in progress, but McCarthy has already lost more R votes than he can afford to. He's lost the first ballot.
First time a Speaker has failed to win on the first ballot since, as I recall, 1923.