Jim Jordan fails again to win speaker gavel in second vote, getting less support than first try

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House speaker vote live updates: Jim Jordan falls short of reaching majority a second time
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I think the democrats should nominate Trump, so the house GOP can tear itself apart deciding whether to vote for or against him.

Or offer to vote in a compromise candidate, then immediately file a motion to vacate the second he's been elected, and have the GOP vote against their candidate again.

this shit ain't a game mate.

Correct. It's a farce.

Yeah, but what do you think happens if Trump gets nominated? It only takes 5 people to join the Dems to have actually got Trump as speaker, mind you.

Then we'd be back to a world beyond satire, if we ever fully left it.

I find it's important to have a sense of humor about these kinds of things. Stuff like resurgent fascism, a looming climate crisis, worsening inequality, or the increasing likelihood of nuclear war are a bit too much otherwise.