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Process to perhaps lower the threshold of votes needed. that would not be — that seems very unlikely also. i think what were going see as both sides continuing to dig in mccarthy says he is going to be able to flip some votes and get to 218 and they think that is what we are going to see in the coming day if not multiple days ahead. a ahead. max, the republicans have pitched another - have pitched another candidate against him who has openly said he doesnt want to stand. how can that be resolv...

The agenda the voters elected us to move forward with and stop bidens agenda. there was no answer. >> meantime kevin mccarthy says hes in it for the long haul. the record long-haul happened back in 1856, when it took 133 ballots over two months to elect a speaker of the house. the house cannot do any business until theres a speaker. new members cant be sworn in. s as the ballots move on, some members might start voting present, and, lowering kevin mccarthys threshold. he needs 218 votes. tucker,...

If he gives in and orifice plan succeeds and they get this scalp, so to speak, whats to stop the next person from having it happen to them in a month or two months? having this out right now is i think unfortunate. at least we can kind of getting out of the way. if theres one thing nancy pelosi taught republicans, is that united majorities are the ones that can succeed. look at all she did last congress with a very majority herself. i think that is something we can learn from. when we get this b...

To a republican speaker who just wants to use the subpoena power to harass the president and not to get things done for the american people. >> there was an interesting moment today, congressman, between congressman paul gosar, who voted against mccarthy three times was seen chatting with one of your colleagues, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. and given, of course, the fact that he was removed from a committee based on a tweet that he sent out that depicted some violence against her, its...

Yes, we are hearing from some moderate republicans who say if this drags on and there is no end in sight, they are willing to start conversations democrats about either teenage up to elect a more moderate speaker, or teaming up with democrats to try to get them to vote present or not show up. because that would essentially lower the threshold that kevin mccarthy needs to become speaker. but of course democrats, they wouldnt do that for nothing. they would want something in return there would hav...

To figure out that strategy, but the answer is no. one of the things thats possible, possible not probable, is some kind of math jujitsu which is trying to lower the threshold of votes needed. right now its 218. if there are fewer people there voting, that means the threshold is lower. it could mean that they could get mccarthy. the only problem with that is that you have to have democrats not voting because if you lower the threshold enough by republicans, it means you have more democrats votin...

Speaker who just wants to use the subpoena power to harass the president and not to get things done for the american people. >> there is an interesting moment, today, congressman, between congressman paul gosar, who voted against mccarthy three times, weve seen chatting with one of your colleagues, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. and given, of course, the fact that he was removed from a committee based on a tweet that he sent out that depicted some violence against her, its an interestin...

We can move forward with the agenda that the voters electedsn us to move forward with ands no stop bidens agenda. >> and there was nr.o answer . s in i meantime, kevin mccarthy saysth he is in it for the long haul and by the way, the record long haul happened back in 1856 when he took one hundred thirty three ballots over two months to elect speaker of the house. >> and remember, until therer is a speaker of the house, cannot do any business. in fact, new members cant even be sworn in. he b >> p...

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Democratic leader hakeem jeffries. on all three ballots, jeffries received unanimous support from democrats. most republican support mccarthy though a group of largely far right members has been enough to keep mccarthy from the speakership. >> right now our candidate is jim jordan. he is a fighter, leader, he may not want it right now but george washington did not want to be president. he did was right for his country. >> jordan. holdouts say they demanded mccarthy name more conservatives to cer...