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« Reply #100 on: January 03, 2019, 01:49:15 PM »

No one should have. But it's still interesting to see that Pelosi just barely hit the number that she needed. That suggests, that a significant portion of the Democratic caucus is opposed to her, and should be another signal that she should retire very soon.
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« Reply #101 on: January 03, 2019, 01:49:29 PM »
Quote from: Horus on January 03, 2019, 01:47:07 PM
So all the Dem defections were from moderates/the center left?

Yeah, basically.
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« Reply #102 on: January 03, 2019, 01:50:00 PM »

No, but you can see just how good of a politician she is here. Whipping just what she needs, and releasing the rest.
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« Reply #103 on: January 03, 2019, 01:51:24 PM »
4 votes for Cheri Bustos

2 for Sen. Tammy Duckworth

1 for Joe Biden

1 for Joe Kennedy III

1 for Stacey Abrams

1 for John Lewis

1 for Marcia Fudge
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« Reply #104 on: January 03, 2019, 01:51:41 PM »
Quote from: President Johnson on January 03, 2019, 01:47:34 PM
He calls now all those who did not answer in the first place.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NANCY PELOSI! She'll make a great speaker.

Absolutely not.

She should have retired (just like Hillary Clinton) and let someone new, younger do the job.

Degenerated gerontocracies like the US often lead to failure and stagnation. It would be better if some new people, like Sebastian Kurz, take power to shake things up in a positive way.

Pelosi is just the same old crap and Trump will only be harder to work with.
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« Reply #105 on: January 03, 2019, 01:52:06 PM »
Quote from: Oryxslayer on January 03, 2019, 01:50:00 PM

No, but you can see just how good of a politician she is here. Whipping just what she needs, and releasing the rest.

She should assign them to restroom-duty, and give them no significant committee positions.
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« Reply #106 on: January 03, 2019, 01:52:09 PM »
215 was the majority to clinch. Who was the 215th Pelosi vote to clinch the majority?

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« Reply #107 on: January 03, 2019, 01:52:31 PM »
The threshold ended up being 215 (429 members voted for someone by name).
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« Reply #108 on: January 03, 2019, 01:53:40 PM »
« Edited: January 03, 2019, 01:57:03 PM by Oryxslayer »
Who were the two who were not here, excluding NC-09? If I can count correctly, they are Dems.
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« Reply #109 on: January 03, 2019, 01:56:55 PM »
Congrats to Nancy Pelosi!
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« Reply #110 on: January 03, 2019, 01:58:06 PM »
UPDATE: #VTAL's Peter Welch (D) was the vote that clinched the Speakership for Nancy Pelosi. He was the 215th to vote for her.
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« Reply #111 on: January 03, 2019, 01:58:27 PM »
Congratulations to Nancy Pelosi!
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« Reply #112 on: January 03, 2019, 01:58:48 PM »
SHE'S BACK BABY
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« Reply #113 on: January 03, 2019, 01:59:57 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on January 03, 2019, 01:51:41 PM
Quote from: President Johnson on January 03, 2019, 01:47:34 PM
He calls now all those who did not answer in the first place.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NANCY PELOSI! She'll make a great speaker.

Absolutely not.

She should have retired (just like Hillary Clinton) and let someone new, younger do the job.

Degenerated gerontocracies like the US often lead to failure and stagnation. It would be better if some new people, like Sebastian Kurz, take power to shake things up in a positive way.

Pelosi is just the same old crap and Trump will only be harder to work with.

She should next time. She was not my first choice either way (Adam Schiff would be a fine choice), but obviously she is a talented politican. I would have voted for her to avoid a chaos. Time to rally behind the leader, at least for now.
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« Reply #114 on: January 03, 2019, 02:01:10 PM »
Not surprised to see most of the Democrats on here celebrating her return. Why do people like Pelosi so much, especially after what happened during her first tenure as Speaker?
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« Reply #115 on: January 03, 2019, 02:01:32 PM »
Quote from: Oryxslayer on January 03, 2019, 01:53:40 PM
Who were the two who were not here, excluding NC-09? If I can count correctly, they are Dems.

I have Walter Jones (R-NC) as the representative absent and Pelosi did not vote for herself.

EDIT: So, it looks like Pelosi went down and voted after everyone was finished. Total votes now stand at 220.
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« Reply #116 on: January 03, 2019, 02:02:17 PM »
Quote from: President Johnson on January 03, 2019, 01:59:57 PM
Quote from: Tender Branson on January 03, 2019, 01:51:41 PM
Quote from: President Johnson on January 03, 2019, 01:47:34 PM
He calls now all those who did not answer in the first place.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NANCY PELOSI! She'll make a great speaker.

Absolutely not.

She should have retired (just like Hillary Clinton) and let someone new, younger do the job.

Degenerated gerontocracies like the US often lead to failure and stagnation. It would be better if some new people, like Sebastian Kurz, take power to shake things up in a positive way.

Pelosi is just the same old crap and Trump will only be harder to work with.

She should next time. She was not my first choice either way (Adam Schiff would be a fine choice), but obviously she is a talented politican. I would have voted for her to avoid a chaos. Time to rally behind the leader, at least for now.

Democrats missed a really good chance here to elect a new fresh, female leader for the next 2 years (or longer) and to present a counter-image to Trump.

Now, with Pelosi back in, the Republicans just got their "beloved enemy" back and they will use her non-stop during the 2020 campaign ...
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« Reply #117 on: January 03, 2019, 02:03:57 PM »
Looks like Republican ranks today increased with 99% white men, a pirate (also a white man) and a woman:
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« Reply #118 on: January 03, 2019, 02:04:18 PM »
Quote from: Calthrina950 on January 03, 2019, 02:01:10 PM
Not surprised to see most of the Democrats on here celebrating her return. Why do people like Pelosi so much, especially after what happened during her first tenure as Speaker?

I don't like her but I prefer her to the alternatives.
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« Reply #119 on: January 03, 2019, 02:05:10 PM »
Pelosi was the only realistic alternative to complete chaos. I don't count myself among her biggest fans, but that was enough reason for me to want her elected.
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« Reply #120 on: January 03, 2019, 02:06:14 PM »
Oh? Stephanie Murphy received a vote for Speaker, apparently.
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« Reply #121 on: January 03, 2019, 02:06:18 PM »
« Edited: January 03, 2019, 02:09:36 PM by Southern Dep. Speaker Dwarven Dragon »
Official Vote for House Speaker, January 3, 2019:

Nancy Pelosi (D): 220
Kevin McCarthy (R): 192
Jim Jordan (R): 5
Cheri Bustos (D): 4
Tammy Duckworth (D): 2
Stacey Abrams (D): 1
Joseph Biden (D): 1
Marcia Fudge (D): 1
Joe Kennedy (D): 1
John Lewis (D): 1
Thomas Massie (R): 1
Stephanie Murphy (D): 1
Present: 3
Not Voting: 1
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« Reply #122 on: January 03, 2019, 02:06:28 PM »
The House of Representatives
          officially names
          Nancy Pelosi
     Speaker of The House
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« Reply #123 on: January 03, 2019, 02:08:00 PM »
Quote from: Calthrina950 on January 03, 2019, 02:01:10 PM
Not surprised to see most of the Democrats on here celebrating her return. Why do people like Pelosi so much, especially after what happened during her first tenure as Speaker?

You mean giving health care to millions of people and regulating Wall Street?
Yeah, how can anyone support her after doing these terrible things.
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« Reply #124 on: January 03, 2019, 02:08:51 PM »
LOL at the entire California delegation escorting Pelosi to the chair.
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