MSNBC Chris Jansing Reports June 4, 2024 18:17:00
The vote counts if you vote for somebody by name. if you vote present, it's not considered an official vote. if you abstain, it's not considered an official vote. it's the potential second ballot emerges here. there are 212 democrats and so far they have been voting for hakeem jeffries. think of this as a second ballot. what happens if there are ten republicans on the second ballot who had voted for somebody other than mccarthy who vote present. those votes are not considered official votes. so then there's only 424 votes. and the magic number then, 50% plus 1, it would be 213. 213 would be mc...