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Round 1: 200 votes for Jordan

Round 2: 199 votes for Jordan

Round 3: 194 votes for Jordan

Additional detractors this round:

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA): Jordan round 2, McHenry round 3

Tom Kean Jr. (R-NY): Jordan round 2, McCarthy round 3

Marc Molinaro (R-NY): Jordan round 2, Zeldin round 3

Other GOP changes:

Wesley Hunt (R-TX): Jordan round 2, absent round 3

Derrick Van Orden (R-WI): Jordan round 2, absent round 3

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[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 118 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aside from the content, I want to take a moment to appreciate how this has such an informative title!:-)

[–] Heratiki@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No doubt. Succinct and accurate with little flair.

[–] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Here, I'll fix it:

Oh no! Jim Jordan loses the Speaker vote for a third time! You won't believe how many hold outs there were!

Followed by 10 paragraphs of SEO ridden, AI generated drivel that buries the answer to the point you give up on finding it

[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Tune in at 11 to find out how! ... to access our video on the subject, which points to another webpage, which again links to a video, that again goes to a different story, hey this all seems familiar somehow...? :-P

It's our own damn fault I suppose, for engaging with it and thus not just allowing but outright making/encouraging it to happen.:-(

Not that that excuses them for doing it though:-(.

[–] Heratiki@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yes the “insert news org here” special.

[–] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How will I know how to react if no one gets slammed?

Or destroyed? I like my mundane news ratcheted up to hyperbolic levels.

[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, like a sitcom laugh track, they will tell you how you are supposed to feel:-).

Dun dun. Dun dun. Dundundundundun...

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 71 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The idea of Jordan being speaker was one of the stupidest and most offensive ideas they’ve come up with recently, so it’s nice that it isn’t working out.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lauren Bobert handing beer to colleague Hold this a min.

[–] dmonzel@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

It's not a beer she has in her hands.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Netflix should buy out the comedy rights for that special. Then people would actually want to pay extra for Netflix.

She gonna get up there, rip a jewel, and start twerkin.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 year ago

I read somewhere that a group of 55 republicans who plan to make sure he gets less votes every round. To rub in how much they don’t want him.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you making fun of the size of my automobile?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I’m making fun of the size of your voting block.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol, I'm fuckin Canadian, I live in the UK, I'm not a republican drone. I was riffing off the Simpsons reference...fuck me I guess.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also riffing and having fun here. I’m joking about the chaos, not trying to attack you.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Well shit. And here I was, drunk on a train being all fragile. Touché you saucy removed!

I got that reference. Well done

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Everyone needs a speaker. This is the best speaker that I could nominate. Should he therefore be made the subject of fun?

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Sanity_in_Moderation@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're doing it on purpose. There was a report a few days ago that outlined a plan to do exactly this. It will continue to get worse for him.

[–] appel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What I don't get is if we know about this plan, surely gymbo must know as well. So why not just call it quits? Does he like to be humiliated? Is this some sort of fetish for him?

[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The goal of to whip, convince, strong arm into submission.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thus the Disgruntled Henchmen call-center calls to the “nay” voters.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking Nazi Treason shitheads are going to Nazi shithead

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[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Somehow this is until fault of democrats, surely. /s

It's because they won't vote for him, obv.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Those numbers are going in the wrong direction, guy. I think you should bow out. But I hope you’re dumb enough to keep going.

Repubs are the greatest impediment to progress. Dems are the second greatest.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Then again, maybe if he keeps going he will unite everyone behind the banner of "Not Gym Jordan," which is a great service he's able to provide us.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What progress would be happening if they did name a speaker?

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[–] angelsomething@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Not the way those numbers are trending.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this was 'House of Cards'

Dems would offer Blue state GOPs who voted for Jeffries easy wins in November. The ten or so voted he'd need would be offset by loses in other states.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know if that's a good idea honestly. First, they'd be giving up winnable seats in the future. Second, it'd be Democrats in charge of a republican controlled house. Sure, they could put up things they want for a vote, but stupid people would now think they're responsible for the nothing that gets done. Letting Republicans tear each other apart is probably better politically without major concessions.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

There are no good options as long as the MAGoos have any power.

[–] pottedmeat7910@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Maybe if he tried even MORE death threats? That would probably work...

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Do it again!

Gym Jordan feels like what everyone wished Ted Cruz could feel.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope they keep this up for another year

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Won't the government be shutting down in like 3 weeks if they don't choose a speaker?

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They could keep going. I don't think anyone involved in this farce knows or cares what happens to other people unless it directly benefits their wealth and power

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

If this was similar to the pope election, there would be a good deal of black smoke floating in the air.

And things are getting bleaker for the runner at every new round.