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Disinclined and incapable of governing. and the american who watched todays proceedings would reach the same conclusion. so, look, we are going to try to continue to find ways to forge consensus. of course, we will see what happens tomorrow. i suspect it is going to be a few interesting days ahead. >> that unity is born not just as a study of contrast, right? its not just to show republicans what a functioning party looks like. it is also leverage. if you can keep the democratic caucus together ...

Screwed it up somehow with, the coordination was off or some of these 20 decided they wanted to, you know, kind of go their own way for whatever reason, you know, you could -- if there were 11 who voted present, right, theres 434 total votes right now, if 11 republicans vote present, that means theres only 423 official votes cast and the magic number with 423, 50% plus one, would be 212. so all democrats present and voting for jeffries, if that continues to happen, if 11 republicans abstained or...

Number one vote getter. on the other side, it was solemnity, it was sour, it was disorganized, and there was no future movement that we could see. and it was unhappiness. and when you try to put something together that simply just cannot come together, when you try to get those 20 or you try to get only four to be an opposition to your speakership, and you are unsuccessful, round after round after round, it was complete silence and solemn this solemness on the other side -- we stayed united. we ...

More than a decade to get it. maybe jim jordan is the right person for speaker of the house. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> lets meet the challenges the american people sent all of us. >> lets start by electing kevin mccarthy as speaker. i yield back. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> 20 republicans, in total, rejected mccarthy on the third ballot. democratic leader hakeem jeffries, he actually ended up with more votes then mccarthy, because all 212 democrats remain united. meanwhile,...

The direction of the house democratic caucus to place into nomination for election to the position of speaker of the house of representatives the pride of brooklyn, hakeem jeffries out for new york. >> [applause] >> caravao -- >> hakeem jeffries. >> -- >> jeffries. >> -- >> for the first speaker of the house of representatives of color, jeffries. >> jeffries -- >> that is how it went today and house floor, at least on one side of the aisle. 212 votes for hakeem jeffries to become the next speake...

Were on track for jeffries, the democrat, to land with 212. for mccarthy, the republican, to land at 202. and this time for 20 to back byron donalds. that would match essentially exactly the final vote yesterday. this is what jeffries got in the third ballot. this is what jim jordan got in the ballot. with a couple dozen votes left, theres still time to see if there are any peel offs from mccarthy. so far theres been none. you can see keith sef, were waiting to see the final. we expect that to b...

In disarray this morning. democrats in array, apparently, throughout this vote yesterday, one more republican splintered away from voting from kevin mccarthy. hakeem jeffries to 212 votes. every democrat in the chamber stayed united. let me bring in donna edward, anna palmer. congresswoman edwards, let me start by clarifying something. kevin mccarthy, turning that sound around, when he walked in, he didnt say i think well get to 218. he said, i think we can get to an agreement. hes feeling confi...

Unprecedented nature of todays proceedings and the reality because of the republican dysfunction for the first time in over 100 years, the house literally was not organized on the first day of the session of congress. i think thats a sad for the american public and sad day for the house of representatives as an institution. ultimately house democrats are ready to govern. we are prepared to govern but we need a partner to do so and, unfortunately, its clear the republican party is disinclined and...

This than sense now that is interfering. >> meanwhile democrats are enjoying the chaos, showing pictures of popcorn. here is reuben gallego tweeting we are breaking out the popcorn in the dem caucus until republicans get their act together. right now republicans have 220 members and house democrats have 212. its unlikely republicans would consider voting for remember technically, anybody can be speaker if they get the majority of the votes. they dont even have to be a member of the house. back t...

And we will continue to keep an eye. that is the fifth round that is taking place. this is the result of the fourth round of voting, all three nominees failed to win a majority vote. democratic nominee representative hakeem jeffries garnered the most votes with 212. kevin mccarthy had 201 votes. in republican candidate, receiving 20 votes. president biden has given his reaction. the speaker is one of the most importantjobs in us politics. as leader of the house, they control the legislative agen...