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22. Only if McCarthy voters get pissed and throw

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 04:56 PM

Jan 2023

enough votes to Jefferies and that ain't gonna happen.

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Doesn't this further splitting of the R votes give the D's a chance to get Jeffries in? [View all] Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 OP

I heard this discussed SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #1

So then they need to do that, I guess. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #7

I don't disagree SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #21

He'd need 218 votes for a majority in the House. Cattledog Jan 2023 #2

Not if people don't vote. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #8

Not true. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #9

The math is the same, there are still 212 Democratic votes tritsofme Jan 2023 #14

The votes for McCarthy was only split with Donalds. Had it been split more Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #15

218 to win. We do not have 218 in any way shape or form. ZonkerHarris Jan 2023 #4

Majority of votes cast to win. Not 218. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #10

He needs the majority of the votes cast, not a hard 218. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #11

He'd need the Rs not to vote. Voting for other people doesn't help Orangepeel Jan 2023 #12

If a Dem doesn't vote wryter2000 Jan 2023 #16

UPDATE ON THE MATH: Only Donalds got votes, so it won't work Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2023 #17

Pretty sure the same people who voted for Donalds onenote Jan 2023 #19

Only if McCarthy voters get pissed and throw Emile Jan 2023 #22