Republicans voted by a narrow margin on Wednesday to nominate Scalise to replace McCarthy, but several lawmakers said after the closed-door meeting that they would not vote for him on the House floor. The number of hold-outs grew over the next 24 hours, making it clear that Scalise was nowhere close to securing the 217 votes he needed to secure the gavel.

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    1 year ago

    ah yes, gaetz evoking the “special interests” boogeyman. Take a look in the mirror, you absolute cretin.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, but Gaetz’s special interest is underage girls, and there’s no official caucus for that so it doesn’t count.