Jake Tapper

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Jake Tapper @jaketapper

2) The Speaker deadlock of 1860 went to 44 ballots, won by William Pennington of New Jersey. https://t.co/RxOTAimkx8 — PolitiTweet.org

How did the House resolve the 44-ballot Speaker deadlock in 1860? The settled on a consensus candidate: freshman R… https://t.co/AxD1g5qVSL

Posted Jan. 7, 2023

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So which Speaker's races in history have gone on longer than this one (ending on the 15th ballot), you ask? 1) The Speaker deadlock of 1820 went to 22 ballots, won by John Taylor of New York. https://t.co/JuUmJxcaZu — PolitiTweet.org

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

Posted Jan. 7, 2023

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3) The Speaker deadlock of 1849 went to 63 ballots, won by Howell Cobb of Georgia. https://t.co/ziVasbGuqg — PolitiTweet.org

So how did the House get out of the deadlocked Speaker race in 1849, which went to 63 ballots (2nd highest number)?… https://t.co/lH6P6PnnHh

Posted Jan. 7, 2023