McCarthy is just sitting there shell-shocked. He was positive he had it and Gaetz ripped the football away from him like Lucy.

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McCarthy confronted Gaetz trying to get him to change his vote and apparently won't.

A McCarthy-ite got pissed at Gaetz and lunged at him and had to be held back.

McCarthy looks stunned. Gaetz is being the attention whore that we all know he is.

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They finished up and are starting on the no votes.

Buck votes for McCarthy.
Gaetz votes Present (?). I don't think that'll help so I'm confused as to why they're cheering.

They can still change their votes but right now... He doesn't have enough.

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Ouch - Rosendale voted for Biggs.

Gaetz will need to vote for McCarthy. He can't afford to lose another vote, for someone else or Present.

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The thought is that Gaetz skipped his turn on purpose so he could be the big hero to put McCarthy over the top... Because of course the walking pile of dog shit would want to do that.

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Kudos to Steve Kornacki for doing rapid-fire math determining how many votes are needed for different situations. Huge crush on Kornacki!

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Buck has arrived, he'll vote at the end.

Gaetz is up next. He didn't vote, so he'll have a chance to vote (or vote Present) at the end.

Good has voted for Jordan. No surprise there.

Last dissident is Rosenberg. McCarthy needs Rosenberg to vote for him or needs Gaetz and Rosenberg to both vote Present.

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Crane is the next dissident... And he's votes for Biggs. Not helpful for McCarthy.

Buck was supposed to be there for the vote but he hasn't arrived yet.

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Bobo is the first dissident to change... She voted Present.

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The last dissidents of the GOP have given up nominating someone else. Only McCarthy and Jeffries were nominated. Of course they can still vote for someone else.

The voting has started!

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House is back in session for #14thVote for #Speaker. McCarthy thinks he has the votes finally.