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TrogL

(32,828 posts) Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:45 AM Dec 2022

If not McCarthy, whom? [View all]

He cannot seem to get the magic number of votes to get the Speaker position especially with Marjorie Taylor Greene getting involved.

There seems to be no viable second choice and there's talk if reaching across the aisle. Is there a Democratic Party member acceptable to enough people to carry the day?

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If not McCarthy, whom? [View all] TrogL Dec 2022 OP

Have you ever potty trained a toddler? Bucky Dec 2022 #1

I've heard of this supposed unicorn but like the Yeti it is strangely absent from living memory. Ford_Prefect Dec 2022 #2

I agree that it's doubtful Buckeyeblue Dec 2022 #3

I wish that were possible but I doubt there are GOP members willing to take that risk. Ford_Prefect Dec 2022 #5

If not McCarthy it will be Scalise. There is zero chance we get a Democratic speaker. tritsofme Dec 2022 #4

No one trusts Scalise at this point. I doubt many would accept him. Ford_Prefect Dec 2022 #6

Is he a better choice than McCarthy? I don't know anything about him. patricia92243 Dec 2022 #9

For entertainment purposes Darwins_Retriever Dec 2022 #7

The butt plug Emile Dec 2022 #8

Seems like I was oddly prescient TrogL Jan 2023 #10