Only McCarthy and Jeffries are nominated. This is likely it. The Patriots got as much as they could and McCarthy will likely be speaker.
If the Patriots pushed any harder the left would vote for McCarthy just to make him win and they would likely have side rules instead of the Patriots.
Probably as far as negotiations can be pushed. The real work of the Patriots will be once the Congressional session starts and they have demonstrated they have power.
As I type, Biggs and Boebert stayed with Jordan. If 5 do, it could still be interesting...
Only McCarthy and Jeffries are nominated. This is likely it. The Patriots got as much as they could and McCarthy will likely be speaker.
If the Patriots pushed any harder the left would vote for McCarthy just to make him win and they would likely have side rules instead of the Patriots.
Probably as far as negotiations can be pushed. The real work of the Patriots will be once the Congressional session starts and they have demonstrated they have power.
As I type, Biggs and Boebert stayed with Jordan. If 5 do, it could still be interesting...
And, boom, there's the 5th non-McCarthy vote.
He looks maaaaaaaaaaad. :)
Sure would be fun if the votes start slipping away from him again.
There is a possibility that dems could vote McCarthy and swing this quickly. A bit of a game of chicken.
Yahmebbe.
But even if that happens... McCarthy is the Speaker of the House without a majority, and he's dependent upon Dems to get his agenda passed.
Which is just fine for the Deep State since they own both sides, but it's kind of hanging McCarthy out to dry. Cue sad violin music. :)
He's dependent upon dems to get his agenda passed.
Literally not hard since it's the same agenda. Spend a lot of money, send a lot of money to Ukraine, that's about it.