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We can scratch McCarthy, Scalise and Jordan are all out as candidates for speaker. Only 218 left to go.
@TrueBloodNet Crap, I forgot about that. Ok, we are down to about 75,000,000.
Here's a thought, strategic, even:
Rs hold a new vote in caucus, make McCarthy their nominee.
(Wait, there's more.)
Some of the caucus decides to vote "present" and throws the Speakership to the Dems.
McCarthy is already damaged goods, and this way Scalise and Jordan can say that THEY did not lose the speakership to the Dems, only McCarthy did.
Now, they would still have the ability to hold things up. For now. But they could claim bipartisanship.
It's gonna be a long week....
@KGinKS Unfortunately, the speaker doesn't have to be a member of congress.