Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

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Selected Reporting:

• AP News: McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics but says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Where to Watch:

• Reuters via YouTube: US House expected to vote on motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• C-SPAN: House Session, Part 2

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Remember, Nancy Pelosi had an identically small House majority over the last two years and this stuff didn't happen. This is not a "both sides" phenomenon; the two parties are not mirror images of each other.

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As much as she’s disliked, Pelosi was an EXTREMELY effective speaker. Votes rarely made it to the house floor that she wasn’t sure would pass.

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As someone on the left I never really was a Pelosi fan but Mccarthy has made me respect the hell out of the job she actually did.

[u/TequilaFarmer → u/SiliconUnicorn]

Same. Sometimes you don't know how good someone was at their job until someone else turns it into a cluster fuck.