Why is Hakeem Jeffries not House Speaker?

[odanny]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

 

[BackAgain]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Because one needs a majority of the votes, not just a plurality.

Damn but you’re slow.

 

[marvin martian]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Jeffries is an election denier and a conspiracy theorist. Why do you hate our democracy?

 

[Ralph Norton]

Because one needs a majority of the votes, not just a plurality.

Damn but you’re slow.

Well, it is odanny after all.

 

[22lcidw]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

You spout names to Republicans. And yet you cannot recognize flim flam men. Jeffries is just that. We have seen this over and over for many decades. We are spent out and the ghettos are still here. We all make excuses.

 

[easyt65]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

218 is required when a full House votes.

 

[theHawk]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Because Dems lost the House. Only way Jeffries can be speaker is by stealing it. But Dems are good at that.

 

[MarcATL]

Remember folks, Republicans barely eeked away winning the House.

They scraped by their teeth.

This is after predicting something called a "Red Wave"

And this is what they do w/their inkling of power.

What a cluster fudge. America won't forget.

And the Democrats better not allow America to forget.

#LOLGOP #TooFunny #CLASSIC #AllRepublicansHaveForAmericaIsMORECultureWarBS

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Jeffries is an election-denier. You need 218 votes.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Because Dems lost the House. Only way Jeffries can be speaker is by stealing it. But Dems are good at that.

Speaker has nothing to do with the majority. Anyone can be speaker. They don’t even need to be a member. They just need the votes.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Democrats hold 212 seats. Jeffries has gotten 212 on each vote. Democrats are a unified bloc. There would have to be at least 6 Republicans voting for Jeffries and then there would have to be some SERIOUS power sharing going on....which we all know won't happen.

218 is the magic number...for anyone.

 

[Ralph Norton]

Remember folks, Republicans barely eeked away winning the House.

They scraped by their teeth.

This is after predicting something called a "Red Wave"

And this is what they do w/their inkling of power.

What a cluster fudge. America won't forget.

And the Democrats better not allow America to forget.

#LOLGOP #TooFunny #CLASSIC #AllRepublicansHaveForAmericaIsMORECultureWarBS

There is no such thing as "barely winning".

 

[shockedcanadian]

My guess is that like the W.H, this is what the GOP want. It would be easy for McCarthy to meet their demands and drive popular policies, but they'd prefer to be lead than to lead I believe.

Foreshadowing of the future for the West as a whole perhaps?

 

[Leo123]

My guess is that like the W.H, this is what the GOP want. It would be easy for McCarthy to meet their demands and drive popular policies, but they'd prefer to be lead than to lead I believe.

Foreshadowing of the future for the West as a whole perhaps?

Disagreement is part of Democracy.

 

[Pellinore]

Democrats hold 212 seats. Jeffries has gotten 212 on each vote. Democrats are a unified bloc. There would have to be at least 6 Republicans voting for Jeffries and then there would have to be some SERIOUS power sharing going on....which we all know won't happen.

218 is the magic number...for anyone.

Any Republican that sides with the Democrats for this might as well get their resume ready for next year, because they'll be replaced in the primaries like *snap* that.

I can, however, see a few D's vote for McCarthy, to prevent the far-right from getting any more concessions. Then, of course, McCarthy will get vilified for working with the Hated Dems, but give him a few more vote failures and he may just be okay with risking that.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Any Republican that sides with the Democrats for this might as well get their resume ready for next year, because they'll be replaced in the primaries like *snap* that.

I can, however, see a few D's vote for McCarthy, to prevent the far-right from getting any more concessions. Then, of course, McCarthy will get vilified for working with the Hated Dems, but give him a few more vote failures and he may just be okay with risking that.

Exactly. Their political careers would be over. Same goes for any Democrat that votes for McCarthy..not necessarily from their constituents, but the party.

In any case, it's not going to happen.

 

[Fiero425]

Speaker has nothing to do with the majority. Anyone can be speaker. They don’t even need to be a member. They just need the votes.

Hence, Trump's name being bandied about & put into nomination! It was talked about a couple yrs. ago!

 

[Fiero425]

Democrats hold 212 seats. Jeffries has gotten 212 on each vote. Democrats are a unified bloc. There would have to be at least 6 Republicans voting for Jeffries and then there would have to be some SERIOUS power sharing going on....which we all know won't happen.

218 is the magic number...for anyone.

Or if a few Republicans left the chamber during voting and aren't part of the caucus, Jeffries could win!

 

[Fiero425]

There is no such thing as "barely winning".

Well w/ Pelosi in charge, there's no problem, but w/ Republicans, it's turned into a clusterfuc# problem!

 

[Flash]

He got 217 Democratic votes, while McCarthy only got 203 votes. This charade, now into the 8th vote, should be ended immediately, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

He is a low IQ far Leftest dumbass Negro Democrat so who in their right mind would him for anything? Just stupid Moon Bats and racist Negroes voting for their soul brother.

Who in the hell would vote for anybody with a name like "Hakeem" anyhow? LOL!