Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana just withdrew from consideration for the speakership. This leaves the house leaderless and the G.O.P. in chaos (what say you, Chaos?).
While house democrats unanimously support representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York. There is a big divide between the MAGA folks and the rest of the republicans. If they cannot get their act together, Hakeem Jeffries may end up speaker of the house. How interesting is that?
To win the gavel, any candidate needs support from a majority of the House members present, meaning the eventual speaker will need 217 votes. Steve Scalise fell far short of that number.
Democrats united… Yahoo!