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Home Front: Politix
Majority Leader Steve Scalise Wins House Republicans' Nomination for Speaker
2023-10-12
[Gateway] Update: Scalise won the nominee. The full House vote will reportedly take place Wednesday afternoon.

"House Republicans voted behind closed doors to select Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana as their nominee for speaker, according to multiple sources familiar, paving the way for a floor vote to elect a new speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s abrupt ouster." CNN reported.

The vote for the nominee for House Speaker was underway on Wednesday. House Republicans held a closed vote for the nominee. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are both vying for support.

Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House Speaker on Tuesday in a 216-210 vote after Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a Motion to Vacate the Chair.

8 Republicans voted to oust McCarthy on Tuesday: Biggs, Buck, Burchett, Crane, Gaetz, Good, Mace, and Rosendale.

McCarthy is now the "shortest serving speaker since 1876."

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Steve Scalise last week both announced their bid for House Speaker.

"Steve Scalise is now the clear favorite to become the GOP’s nominee for speaker." Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman said.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#7  All the speaker is being asked to do is not lie and help Biden. McCarthy made a bunch of promises to GOP voters and reneged on all of them. Either guy can do better than that. Holding someone accountable for betrayal in a promised way is not rocking the boat.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-10-12 20:55  

#6  But he doesn't have the support of all the republicans. The The boat rockers will screw him over.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-10-12 18:51  

#5  Anti Israel sorry typo
Posted by: Jefe101   2023-10-12 17:43  

#4  Idk, scalise was Gaetz named endorsement in the interview following Mccartys ousting. I’m suspicious of Gaetz motivation. Scslise stood in defense of McCarthy despite aligning with Gaetz when requesting the one member challenge to his speakership.
Jordan also stood in defense. But I see the OU crowd making noise about him again. The dems can’t endorse right away if the hook is in and if it benefits an anti steal position to delay speakership then they can blame the pubs as long as they are divided
Posted by: Jefe101   2023-10-12 17:42  

#3  I like the idea of the survivor of a Democrat assassination attempt being speaker.
Posted by: lord garth    2023-10-12 16:11  

#2  he was shot by a dem, let's see what he does.
Posted by: irish rage boy   2023-10-12 14:52  

#1  I am surprised that the Uniparty didn’t have a few Dems cross to ensure that the Ukraine gravy train keeps rolling unencumbered by accountability agreements.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-10-12 09:24  

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