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  1. Why do other Reps cheer when the person nominated votes for themselves? Do they truly expect a different vote? #SpeakerVote #McCarthyMayhem #GOPinDisarray

  2. Also a good time to re-share “…. his congressional ambitions had already received a $32,800 boost from a controversial figure linked to the uppermost echelons of the Russian regime—and that support would more than double in size during the months ahead. “ thedailybeast.com/republican-g

    #Santos #Jan6 #Jan6thInsurrection #SpeakerOfTheHouse #SpeakerBid #McCarthyMayhem #McCarthy

  3. It should be noted today that there were also 21 votes in opposition of honoring the Capitol police with the congressional Medal of Honor. Which is a number very similar to the 20 GOP reps who have held up the nomination of McCarthy for three days now. Thirteen of them actually appear on both lists. And much of them have ties to the insurrection as well. #Jan6 #Jan6thInsurrection #SpeakerOfTheHouse #SpeakerBid #McCarthyMayhem #McCarthy
    washingtonpost.com/politics/21

  4. If the last three days have done ANYTHING, it’s to show the American people what each party is prioritizing - during each #SpeakerVote nomination speech, there’s a good amount of platform plank announcement dashed in.

    Also, we’re being informed or reminded how astonishingly off-kilter Boebert and Gaetz truly are.
    #GOPinDisarray #McCarthyMayhem

  5. On the eighth vote, Lauren Boebert proves she doesn’t know or give a damn about how this process works… by nominating and voting for someone different in the roll call and not during … the nomination window. #ClownCar #GOPinDisarray #SpeakerVote #McCarthyMayhem

  6. Just to remind us how much of an absolute same smegma-soaked clown he really is, Matt Gaetz cast his seventh speaker vote to … Donald Trump. Because why not? This whole thing is an absolute farce.

    #GOPinDisarray #SpeakerVote #McCarthyMayhem

  7. I used to grouse that the reason the GOP was more successful for a generation was their ability to hit formation in lockstep, and Dems weren’t able to do so.

    Today, we’re really seeing #GOPInDisarray, and it is DELICIOUS.

    #McCarthyMayhem #SpeakerBid