Here's what day three of the Speaker of the House confirmation votes means for Congressional gridlock and Democrats' policy hopes for 2023. ⬇️
In order to secure the role, “McCarthy will need 218 votes if all members-elect remain present and can only afford four GOP defections – and he's currently grappling with more than a dozen,” per.
“If McCarthy is unable to get enough votes on multiple ballots, the House could adjourn without a speaker,” which could lead to a plurality vote – but because this is so unprecedented, we don’t really know what’s going to happen. As of this writing, the attempted seven votes have resulted in a big fat pile of nothing.
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