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GOP drops Jim Jordan as nominee after 3rd loss (www.cbsnews.com)
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House GOP will meet again Monday evening to discuss candidates then start voting Tuesday morning on their next nominee.

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[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thoughts and prayers

[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

I have a thought, Hakeem Jeffries.

[–] fluke@snake.substantialplumbing.repair 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nobody likes a loser

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then explain Trump?

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Nobody likes a loser except for other losers?

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Personality cult

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago

“If you’re not first you’re last.” - Ricky Bobby

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago

Clown show.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strike 3, yer' out Jimmy.

Who's next to swing air?

[–] ira@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In the running:

Kevin Hern (R-OK): Republican Study Comittee chair

Austin Scott (R-GA)

Jack Bergman (R-MI): Former USMC Lt. General

Tom Emmer (R-MN): Majority Whip; endorsed by McCarthy

Byron Donalds (R-FL): Freedom Caucus member

Putting out feelers:

Mark Green (R-TN): Homeland Security chair, Freedom Caucus member

Jodey Arrington (R-TX): Budget chair

Mike Johnson (R-LA): vice conference chair

Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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

More votes than any of them? Hakeem Jefferies.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Maybe they should try a raffle!

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doing the same thing multiple times and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.

Seriously, I'm in Australia and even I saw after the first it had no chance

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

McCarthy got there after 14 votes, but the odds of repeating that situation is basically zero now that it is clear the most extreme Republicans will make any in party nominee fail. McCarthy only got in by giving a nut job a dead man's switch.

They can not appease the zealots and the zealots already showed that they will abuse any leverage they get. They also burned all the bridges with Dems so there will be no bipartisan compromise unless it it is Republicans voting for Jeffries or abstaining, and that won't happen because Republicans punish anyone who compromises.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

McCarthy only got there because of a deal with Dems that he reneged on, the surprised Pikachu when he was booted on it.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On a brighter note, he's the perfect man for the job if they're looking for somebody to overlook sexual abuse.

[–] smellythief@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

They'll definitely be looking for that, when it time to pick their presidential nominee.

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Too bad all the churches who need someone with this particular skill set don't have any openings available