Scalise Bows Out of Speaker Race, Slams Reps. With 'Own Agendas'

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Scalise Bows Out of Speaker Race, Slams Reps. With 'Own Agendas'
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Republicans voted by a narrow margin on Wednesday to nominate Scalise to replace McCarthy, but several lawmakers said after the closed-door meeting that they would not vote for him on the House floor. The number of hold-outs grew over the next 24 hours, making it clear that Scalise was nowhere close to securing the 217 votes he needed to secure the gavel.

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ah yes, gaetz evoking the “special interests” boogeyman. Take a look in the mirror, you absolute cretin.

Yeah, but Gaetz's special interest is underage girls, and there's no official caucus for that so it doesn't count.

Yep, it's well known most of the caucus is into underage boys.