Jake Tapper

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How did the House resolve the 2-month-long, 133-ballot fight for Speaker of the House in 1856? They switched to plurality rules. https://t.co/DwjP3QVz8x — PolitiTweet.org

15 Speakers races in US history have headed to multiple ballots, though not for 100 years. 8 of the 15 have gone l… https://t.co/1LhvzQJgEB

Posted Jan. 5, 2023

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15 Speakers races in US history have headed to multiple ballots, though not for 100 years. 8 of the 15 have gone longer than 8 ballots, which we're currently on. The longest such challenge took 133 ballots....and 2 months — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 5, 2023

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So how did the House get out of the deadlock in the Speaker's race the LAST time this happened, in December 1923 (9 ballots, 2 days)? Speaker Gillett agreed to allow "greater liberty" in rules allowing Members to offer and amend legislation: https://t.co/kblYvE8WXd — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 5, 2023