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(96,882 posts) Tue Oct 24, 2023, 11:53 PM Oct 2023

House Republicans pick Rep. Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected the Republican speaker nominee Tuesday in an internal vote by the GOP conference during a dramatic day in which Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won a nomination vote but later dropped out. Johnson, 51, is the fourth Republican speaker pick since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “The intention is to go to the House floor tomorrow and make this official,” Johnson told reporters after the vote, though it remains unclear if he has the 217 votes he needs.

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House Republicans pick Rep. Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee [View all] brooklynite Oct 2023 OP

he sounds like an idiot already. nt BootinUp Oct 2023 #1

He is Chi67 Oct 2023 #3

Christian Right Reactionary Mz Pip Oct 2023 #13

I still think that some Democrats should be absent or vote Present question everything Oct 2023 #2

NO Chi67 Oct 2023 #5

If any Democrats are absent then the majority vote is lowered LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #15

You think that will end the circus? ThreeNoSeep Oct 2023 #16

Nope. This is the kind of repuke bullshit Javaman Oct 2023 #27

What a circus Zmarmy Oct 2023 #4

More reasons Chi67 Oct 2023 #6

Another goober from Gooberville N/T tonekat Oct 2023 #21

This guy is much worse than Emmer and probably worse than McCarthy and similar to Jordan. honest.abe Oct 2023 #7

Look y'all, no Republican is going to be OK. ananda Oct 2023 #8

Pretty much every faction will believe he's lightweight enough Prairie Gates Oct 2023 #9

I think you are right about that. He's an unmitigated racist wad of stanque, but congressionally inexperienced MadLinguist Oct 2023 #17

If this ASSHOLE does get voted in, bluestarone Oct 2023 #10

How is that going to help?? honest.abe Oct 2023 #11

Well it will stop them from doing their business. bluestarone Oct 2023 #12

Only briefly and nothing will change. honest.abe Oct 2023 #14

They will change the rules to 10 people needed to initiate a vote Renew Deal Oct 2023 #18

I had never heard of this guy until yesterday. AlGorerhythm Oct 2023 #19

Yikes ismnotwasm Oct 2023 #20

For sure! Owl Oct 2023 #23

and more dangerous, because he has the brains that jordan doesn't have JohnSJ Oct 2023 #29

I had a faint bit of hope of no election denier hibbing Oct 2023 #22

Is he part of the House Free Dumb caucus? onetexan Oct 2023 #24

The coup continues with a Christo-fascist backdrop. Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #25

Fuck it - I'm throwing all my support behind George Santos. Time to go full Fellini. NBachers Oct 2023 #26

We probably should have retained McCarthy when we had the chance. Time will tell, but if they JohnSJ Oct 2023 #28

Agree...we traded awful terrible for down right evil PortTack Oct 2023 #32

They can't pass anything horrible because of the Senate. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2023 #33

Does anyone by chance have a person-by-person vote breakdown? Oneironaut Oct 2023 #30

So this idiot got the votes and is now speaker...oh vomit!! PortTack Oct 2023 #31

He's not Speaker yet. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #36

Ummmm at the time I posted...yes he was speaker PortTack Oct 2023 #37

Truly awful. TNNurse Oct 2023 #34

Third in line for the presidency. Kablooie Oct 2023 #35

A real clown... Maxheader Oct 2023 #38

Johnson is employing the Trump Con Job script. Eyeball_Kid Oct 2023 #39

The propeller on his hat spun the fastest. He wins. twodogsbarking Oct 2023 #40

The fact Rebl2 Oct 2023 #41

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