McCarthy received the yes of 14 Republicans who had given their approval to other candidates in the previous days, but failed to secure the deck on the thirteenth ballot with six votes against.
After four intense legislative periods, several analysts are calling this situation a drama in American politics not seen in a century, plunging the divided Republican Party and the country into chaos and uncertainty.
The final count of that vote gave McCarthy 214 ballots, a number that can vary as rounds progress and that is one of the dangers of this arduous process.
For experts, the longer the dispute drags on, the more difficult it will be for you to achieve your goal, as you run the risk of migrating more and losing trust.
Former President Donald Trump urged his House supporters to support him, urging “not to turn a great victory into a huge and embarrassing defeat,” he wrote in a message posted to his Truth Social account .
For his part, current President Joe Biden has criticized Republicans’ inability to choose the new leader, calling their public struggles an embarrassment for the country.
The House of Representatives — in the power of the Reds (the color that denotes them) since the Nov. 8 midterm elections — continues to try to unblock the vote, though it’s not clear how McCarthy will persuade the six Republicans who voted against him have to support it.
The ongoing deadlock leaves the House in limbo as lawmakers must first select a speaker before moving on to other matters in the new Congress.
Democrats have rallied behind New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who asserted that his colleagues are “united and committed to staying in Washington for as long as it takes to host Congress.”
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