Pelosi didn't vote!!!
She's holding out to change the denominator!
#housevote

@pknanse
I just wonder how organized they are. Will they even know?
These are not smart people.

@RetiredLEexec
I'll need to buy more popcorn!

There would also have to be 5 more R's voting "Present" before this list.
Then Keith Self would be the first to drop and change his vote for McCarthy.

Then it's going to be a shit show of "Presents" and erroneous votes on part of the Rs trying to do the math as they approach the end.

Keep your eyes on these R's to see if they vote "Present". That would mean McCarthy has a plan to force the hand of the remaining hold-outs to vote for him or allow Jeffreys to win.

@Kimmycott
The D's might be.

yet, if there are enough that don't vote until they are called out at the end, they may have enough time to figure out what is happening and vote for McCarthy.

What happens if too many R's vote "present" late in the vote in order to push the hand of Byron voters?
Then a D also votes Present?
Then Hakeem only needs ((211 X 2)+1) = 423 to vote.

In the chaos towards the end of the voting the R's could suddenly lose without realizing it.

@Smersh @Maude
I think this is the strategy:
- Keep lowering the denominator to 425 by voting Present ((212 X 2) + 1)
- The Byron voters will have to decide to either stand their ground and allow Jeffreys to be elected or switch to McCarthy
- At least one of them will cave

@Helical_Code
Ah, yes.
Not enough coffee yet.
Thanks!

If 5 more Republicans vote "Present", Hakeem Jeffreys wins.
#housevote
#Speakerofthehouse

@Maude
https://spartz.house.gov/

Spartz voted Present.
She's hard-right and Ukranian-born.
Complex.
https://spartz.house.gov/

Whooooooh
Someone just voted "present".
That lowers the denominator.
#housevote
#Speakerofthehouse

@kel
But what if they vote poTAAto?
Or Spud?
Constitutional crisis?

I'm sorry Kevin.
They're just not that into you.

#housevote
#Congress
#Speakerofthehouse

This is a bit confusing.
351 members-elect were counted today.
435 were counted yesterday.

If the quorum was defined by merely counting more than 218, then maybe they just stopped voting.

Otherwise only 175 are required to win the vote for the Speaker of the House.
#housevote

Looks like Bryon Donalds is the next spoiler the GOP has picked.
#housevote

@Museek
It's gonna be a mess for us.

Uh oh.
It's gonna be a doozy of a day for San Francisco.