
Jake Tapper @jaketapper
Taylor was challenged for reelection in 1821 by many Speaker candidates... On the 9th ballot, opponents began coalescing around Philip P. Barbour He won on the 12th ballot. Phila Inquirer, 1821: https://t.co/Q0oxLM71dS — PolitiTweet.org
Jake Tapper @jaketapper
The Speaker deadlock of 1820 went to 22 votes. How did John Taylor of New York win? It was a legitimately open rac… https://t.co/AzbwSXrRUi