I love this song

LOL and he lost a vote already.

Can we just skip to electing a GOP moderate with Dem support in exchange for the original spending targets agreed to by McCarthy, a vote on support for Ukraine and Israel and no motion to vacate based on a single member?

CNN says Jordan only received 199 on the second ballot.

Lol, a what? Does anyone not Freedom Caucus count as a GOP moderate now? Pretty much. It's a relative thing to the rest of the caucus.

FWIW From a CNN Reporter https://twitter.com/MZanona/status/1714712263498620951

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), who voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for speaker yesterday, then against him today, said in a statement that she has received “credible death threats.” - https://politicalwire.com/2023/10/18/lawmaker-who-voted-against-jordan-got-death-threats/

Is it too late to resurrect Henry Clay and make him Speaker again?

No matter who the GOP puts up, it will never end in unity. Jordan might as well step aside now.

Without a driver in the Republican Bus, Republican's are losing valuable time in trying to raise money to retain competitive seats. Its quite alarming that both candidate recruitment and fundraising is far behind where it should be in competitive and open seats. Still time to catchup, but we are only 1 year away. While Republicans are fighting each other and plotting to challenge Republicans in safe seats, the competitive seats are cash starved and candidates starved in some cases. Two examples are CO-08 and PA-08. The dem incumbents are leading fundraising 10-1 in both these extremely competitive districts. Love him or hate him, McCarthy was great at raising cash and getting it to candidates.

It's fun watching the Whigs...er uh....Republicans implode.

https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1715021061463367762

Looks like they are going forward with empowering McHenry as Speaker Pro Tem, but there's opposition: https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1715030474635071841

If you are a conservative who opposed McCarthy and McHenry becomes acting Speaker or empowered as Speaker - than nothing was accomplished in removing McCarthy. In fact, if Democrats are the ones that give McHenry the votes for victory, all that was accomplished is giving a McCarthy ally and someone who is beholden to Democrats the leadership of the House of Representatives.

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Love him or hate him, McCarthy was great at raising cash and getting it to candidates. Which is why McCarthy had the good will within the conference to go 15 marathon ballots. Contrast with Jim Jordan's empty threats and feigned bombast. Here's a guy who likes to make a living tossing Molotov cocktails through open windows and little else and thinks that's enough to render him a power-dealing big shot. But, armed with the fact that a veritable man-child such as Matt Gaetz can spike the ball over the fence and cause all this just for the hell of it, who can blame him?

More defections away from Jordan with this vote.

They are now trying to oust McHenry as temporary speaker. What a clown show. https://twitter.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1715392592227991561

JORDAN -- 194 JEFFRIES -- 210 MCHENRY -- 6 DONALDS -- 2 EMMER -- 1 ZELDIN -- 4 SCALISE -- 8 GARCIA -- 1 MCCARTHY -- 2 WESTERMAN -- 1

When does Gaetz start getting votes

When does Gaetz start getting votes When it's about his expulsion.

A Question here. Should we allow people to change predictions on this because I don't think anyone foresaw Jordan withdrawing?

A Question here. Should we allow people to change predictions on this because I don't think anyone foresaw Jordan withdrawing? Well, it depends on what this Race is supposed to represent. If it's the vote that already occurred with Jordan running, then no - and either Jeffries "won" or no one did. If it's whoever eventually actually wins the Speakership, then that Race hasn't happened yet and the dates are incorrect. Adjusting the dates will allow changing predictions.

My two cents, we record the three votes for Jordan and close the race with no winner. And then open a new race for whoever is selected the R nominee for whenever that voting begins. I think we have history recorded correctly in the other races. McCarthy was removed. Scalise was nominated and withdrew. And now with Jordan his nomination failed after three votes and his Party voted to reject his nomination. Anyway....maybe we put it up to a vote.