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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGaetz will vote McCarthy and hand him the single vote win
Gaetz said on Fox there is nothing else McCarthy can offer, he already gave it all away, and Gaetz called him Speaker-designate.
So Gaetz flipped. And he's the only vote McCarthy needs.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Ocelot II
(115,683 posts)Marius25
(3,213 posts)Ocelot II
(115,683 posts)dweller
(23,629 posts)when hes just a puny pedophile
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Takket
(21,563 posts)lol
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)as the face of the Republican Party, how can we not control 90% of the House?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Certain Senate Democrats opposed legislation that would have put an end to republicon vote cheating and stealing.
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)Gaetz is just enough of a shithead to not do it.
Kennah
(14,261 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)He still may change his vote, but he's enjoying the camera time.
Edit. Vote closed. Gaets is the shithead of the day. A position that he wears well.
CoopersDad
(2,193 posts)"No vote yet".
They're past the Gs.
I hope Kevin fails but it does look like Matt is setting it up for drama.
Kennah
(14,261 posts)G_j
(40,367 posts)nolabear
(41,960 posts)Hes going to be insufferable.
nolabear
(41,960 posts)Gaetz (so far) with the knife.
ornotna
(10,800 posts)Greywing
(1,124 posts)McCarthy under any circumstances. He voted present and I think that will be as much as he will do.
Polybius
(15,398 posts)Goetz promised to vote for him and now he does this? What a major league asshole.
onenote
(42,700 posts)Beautiful Disaster
(667 posts)onenote
(42,700 posts)Per the New York Times, the tally is 216 McCarthy, 212 Jeffries, 6 (including Gaetz) voting present. In short, Gate's vote for McCarthy (or even his voting for someone and not voting "present" wasn't necessary.