Update: While McCarthy won a nomination for Speaker, 188-31. He does not yet have the votes to become Speaker.
NBC News projects GOP will barely win the House with 219 seats. Democrats have 216. Nancy Pelosi isn’t going away even though she won’t be Speaker. She knows that on some votes, she can get enough votes with the help of Republicans in Democrat-heavy districts.
Senior Washington correspondent for NBC News, Hallie Jackson, broke the news Monday morning with “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.
Jackson said President Biden will be investigated by various House committees, adding the “very, very slim majority means that the actual work of governing is just gonna be trickier.”
Democrats are busy mocking the Republicans who claimed there would be a red wave. They are also joining some Republicans in blaming Donald Trump for the losses. He’s a convenient scapegoat. It’s not Donald Trump’s fault. He’s very far in the back of the line when it comes to guilt if he bares any.
KEVIN MCCARTHY, THE UNRELIABLE LEADER
After January 6, he loudly condemned Trump and then sought to memory hole it as the base still backed Trump.
It is a very difficult job reining in 219 disparate people, but it certainly requires someone trustworthy and consistent.
So far, Andy Biggs plans to challenge him. Chip Roy would be good.
After the red wave failed to materialize, Matt Gaetz said he wouldn’t vote for Kevin McCarthy as Speaker.
On Friday, Gaetz posted on Twitter, “Kevin McCarthy: Defended Liz Cheney when @jdanbishop first sought her ouster Told GOP Leadership Trump should resign after J6 Kevin is FLIGHT over FIGHT when the chips are down He is not a Speaker for these times.”
Kevin McCarthy:
Defended Liz Cheney when @jdanbishop first sought her ouster
Told GOP Leadership Trump should resign after J6
Kevin is FLIGHT over FIGHT when the chips are down
He is not a Speaker for these times
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 11, 2022
Kevin McCarthy wasted money battling Trump candidates in the primary, damaging them early on.
If only we could get rid of Mitch McConnell. In many ways, he’s worse than McCarthy. In the end, Kevin McCarthy will win.
We cannot trust Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the House. pic.twitter.com/GbaLlzOL8R
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) November 14, 2022
FTX funded McCarthy and McConnell?
Oh and lest you think Dear Leader McConnell was any better… @LeaderMcConnell 🗑
Link: https://t.co/KgbsEIDaXH pic.twitter.com/LmLnexn9vh
— Jenna Ellis 🍊🦅 (@JennaEllisEsq) November 14, 2022
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I hope President Trump starts a New Party tonight. We need to cut the Beast open and show people that the Government is now a corrupt Uniparty.
In America 31% of Americans identified as Democrats, 25% identified as Republican, and 41% as Independent.
At least 20% of Republicans Identify as America First. I suspect that at least 35% of Independents lean America First. There is possibly 5% of Democrats who support America First. President Trump has a Track record of putting America First and was putting America on the Road to being Great again. I think that President Trump can start a viable third Party that is in General Libertarian (Socially Moderate and Financially Conservative) which would heavily Damage both the Democrats and the Republicans and finally open America up to a Multi-party system where Coalition Government becomes the Norm and we see a far less volatile swing in Government policies with each election.
Continuing on the same path we are on is Insanity and will result in Civil War.
If they elect Kevin as speaker, I will change my party to a blank.
McCarthy and Mitch as “leaders” of the GOP in both houses signals the end of the party. I will have no allegiance to it. This is my limit.
If it is 219-216, then it takes only 2 dissenting republicans to prevent McCarthy from winning. What is the point in stating McCarthy will win? Biggs is running, he is far superior. Faux News won’t like it, but that is irrelevant, except for wrong-pathers.
MTG says there are as many as 20 republicans who are ready to vote with the dems. That means the GOP will certainly not control the house. Maybe they will continue the J6 court. She thinks an attempt to elect a conservative speaker would cause some of those members to flip. We could get a speaker with bipartisan support. That’s OK with me. Go ahead GOP, finish yourself off. MTG makes it sound as if some GOPers could switch parties and she mentioned they may want Cheney as speaker. I saw it live on Bannon TV.
The damage is not nearly over, it is only beginning. Folks spend time in creative studies on reasons the GOP lost, while the nation burns.
Interesting… Fox News “currently” 2140 hours Central time shows 214 for Republicans – 204 Democrats. Only the states should be determining who wins the election; not the media owned by Blackrock and Vanguard.
Just now 2144 hours Central time CBS news shows 215 Republicans – 211 Democrats. Still interesting.
Just now 2151 hours Central time NBC news shows 220 Republicans – 215 Democrats. Still interesting. 🙂
I believe none of the projections. In 2020 in California the dems stole several seats days later.
Get a real leader in there, not that California panty waist.
Thank you. Kevin is 100% RINO, not a conservative, not America First. He spent millions trying to defeat conservatives in primaries, then withheld money from them in the general election. He supported the removal of Trump due to the legitimate J6 protest. Making Kevin speaker would be a slap in the face to us.