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Tom Emmer wins Speaker nomination in GOP’s third try for the gavel (thehill.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Type1@midwest.social to c/usa@midwest.social

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Candidate	1st Ballot	2nd Ballot	3rd Ballot	4th Ballot	5th Ballot
Tom Emmer	78	90	100	107	117
Mike Johnson	34	37	43	56	97
Byron Donalds	29	33	32	25	Withdrawn
Kevin Hern	27	31	26	25	Eliminated
Austin Scott	18	14	12	Eliminated
Jack Bergman	16	7	Eliminated
Pete Sessions	8	Eliminated
Write-In	5	3	3	4	5
Present	1	2	3	2	1
No Vote	8	7	5	5	4

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[–] Type1@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That didn't last long!

[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

lol I misread your post as saying he'd won the speakership, then saw this elsewhere

[–] TheBest@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Im personally not a big fan of all of his polices. Comparatively he seems to be a better choice than his contemporaries, but thats just my view as a Minnesotan.

At least he voted to certify the fucking election.

[–] Doug@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

That's a low bar to clear but I'm glad to hear he did