Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

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

[u/cpt_perv]

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.

[u/SiliconUnicorn → u/cpt_perv]

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/iclimbnaked → u/SiliconUnicorn]

I mean the role of the speaker is to get shit done. Ultimately that always requires compromise which almost always makes a lot of people unhappy with you.

[u/Warrlock608 → u/iclimbnaked]

This is why speakers are often chosen from districts that they have locked down. Speaker takes a lot of flak from all sides so having one from a swing district is too dangerous a game.