Johnson Fails To Claim Leadership On First Ballot.

[0311]

Mike Johnson came up short in his bid to remain speaker on the first ballot.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/03/mike-johnson-to-fail-first-house-speaker-vote-00196387

Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) voted against Johnson in the alphabetical roll call vote. Johnson can only afford to lose one GOP vote and still reclaim the gavel, meaning he needs to flip at least two of those members in subsequent ballots and not lose any other support.

About a dozen other Republicans who were undecided going into the vote opted to back Johnson. Six of them were silent during the initial roll call but later voted for Johnson: Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Michael Cloud (Texas), Andy Harris (Md.), Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Paul Gosar (Ariz.).

 

[0311]

Not even Felon47's endorsement seems to help. The Chaos Caucus cannot be controlled.

 

[gipper]

Who cares? Israel controls Congress anyway. Might as well abolish it.

 

[pknopp]

Already a thread on the vote but technically the first vote isn't over yet.

 

[IM2]

It's over now and Johnson has not made it.

 

[The Irish Ram]

He is speaker.

 

[Doc7505]

Just to keep you up to date.. Johnson was just elected Speaker of the House...
Massie would not relent on his opposition to Johnson......

 

[Thunk]

It's over now and Johnson has not made it.

Johnson WINS on the first vote!!!

 

[Billiejeens]

Mike Johnson came up short in his bid to remain speaker on the first ballot.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/03/mike-johnson-to-fail-first-house-speaker-vote-00196387

Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) voted against Johnson in the alphabetical roll call vote. Johnson can only afford to lose one GOP vote and still reclaim the gavel, meaning he needs to flip at least two of those members in subsequent ballots and not lose any other support.

About a dozen other Republicans who were undecided going into the vote opted to back Johnson. Six of them were silent during the initial roll call but later voted for Johnson: Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Michael Cloud (Texas), Andy Harris (Md.), Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Paul Gosar (Ariz.).

Wow are you bad at this.

 

[Thunk]

Mike Johnson came up short in his bid to remain speaker on the first ballot.

What's it feel like to be such a fool?

 

[Billiejeens]

Who cares? Israel controls Congress anyway. Might as well abolish it.

Better Israel than the Democrats.

 

[IM2]

Johnson WINS on the first vote!!!

Did you expect him to lose? He had to stop the vote and have a meeting in order to get it done

 

[Billiejeens]

What's it feel like to be such a fool?

For him?

A day that ends in "Y"

 

[0311]

Johnson WINS on the first vote!!!

LIAR ........CAME UP TWO (02) VOTES SHORT!

 

[Billiejeens]

Did you expect him to lose? He had to stop the vote and have a meeting in order to get it done

Damn are you stupid.

 

[Billiejeens]

LIAR ........CAME UP TWO (02) VOTES SHORT!

Nope

 

[0311]

What's it feel like to be such a fool?

NO. NO ONE IDIOT CAN CONTROL THE CHAOS CAUCUS.

 

[SeaMajor7]

He's in now.....

 

[IM2]

He's in now.....

Considering that he was weak and ineffective in the last session, don't expect things to be any better now.

 

[struth]

well, the dembots look stupid again. hahahahahha