Bannon spoke the quiet part out loud today
WHY NOT TRUMP?
He said let's get Trump in as Speaker. Think maybe that was the plan all along? It's what Killary and Co. feared the most. Maybe Trump supported McCarthy knowing he didn't have the votes to be speaker and took advantage of the optics. Would Trump have the votes? If not, he'd sure see who was truly against him in 2024. Imagine if Trump was Speaker and quarterbacked his core MAGA to investigate Biden and Kamala. Enough would be uncovered rather quickly that they would have to step aside and Trump steps into the WH as third in line to Presidency.
All this might sound far fetched but after the last 2 years, nothing would surprise me.
I doubt it. I think it's inevitable McCarthy gets the votes eventually. Maybe not today but eventually.
What makes you think that?
The threat of Trump being nominated might make democrats vote for McCarthy.
After all, McCarthy won't investigate Hunter or the people involved in the coups against President Trump or push through any MAGA bills.
https://greatawakening.win/p/16ZqYymYwV/-historic-matt-gaetz-nominates-p/
Thanks. I love that!
Yea, that's not what happened
I am so glad! I am glad McCarthy is beholden to the republicans whi negotiated with him, rather than to democrats.
The math just doesn't add up for anyone but McCarthy
It doesn't add up for McCarthy to win either. If he is this ineffective to start with, he's not going to be effective as speaker. He needs to withdraw his name from consideration and put his own nomination to rest. That is, if he want to do what's right for the country, which is doubtful.
BTW: That's not my down vote. I appreciate your opinion and respect it.
201 is a hell of a lot closer to 218 then 20 is
you can down vote me all you want but tell me how I'm wrong? The 20 who are holding out will eventually peel off based on pressure they get from the rest of the republican party and the right wing media. Look at how Boebert was crucified by Hannity last night for what they are doing. Eventually they will be forced to either vote McCarthy or vote present.
No. Hannity was the one crucified last night by his horrific behavior. I think the other 202 will eventually agree to vote for someone else. We'll see, but Hannity made a fool of himself last night.
In all honesty that "interview" was hardly a crucifiction of Boebert. It was however an indictment of Hannity.
You may well be correct as to the eventual outcome, but the MAGA holdouts seem to be extracting concession after concession from McCarthy and forcing him into committing to those concessions in writing. Are those concessions binding ? God knows.
MAGA
If they vote present Jeffries will win.
If GEOTUS says that He will gladly accept the Will of the congress in a Majority vote, He will win because anything else is Political Suicide