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Rep. Victoria Spartz, who voted for McCarthy initially but changed to vote “present” yesterday, told me she voted present on the seventh ballot because the talks with the McCarthy opponents have not made progress. She said he needs to “move the needle” first. https://t.co/medWHl23wh — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Biggs now nominating Byron Donalds on the eighth ballot. McCarthy poised to lose this vote too. — PolitiTweet.org

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Seventh ballot tally 212 - Jeffries 201 - McCarthy 19 - Donalds 1 - Trump 1 present vote.  Eighth ballot next. 100 years ago, it took nine ballots — the last speaker’s race to go multiple ballots — PolitiTweet.org

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After what appeared to be a very animated conversation on the House floor with Kevin McCarthy, I asked Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia about what that conversation. “None of your business,” he said and walked away. — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Biggs wouldn’t comment on McCarthy’s proposed rules changes but says he’s still a “hard no.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Leaving a pivotal meeting in Tom Emmer’s office, Chip Roy refused to say if he’s willing to back Kevin McCarthy — as did Donalds and others. Donalds would not say if he would eventually drop out. Perry said he needed more changes. Perry later put out a tweet decrying leaks — PolitiTweet.org

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Scott Perry barely made the vote as he was doing a Fox intvw. Several conservative members came out trying to get him to vote in time. He ran into the chamber and voted for Donalds. https://t.co/nkl7C7KhCN — PolitiTweet.org

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Chip Roy left Tom Emmer’s office and declined to comment about their talks and whether he would vote for McCarthy. As did Donalds. Both voted for Donalds. Talks have continued and Emmer says progress but not clear how — PolitiTweet.org

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Victoria Spartz told me she’s undecided on if she’s going to vote “present” on this ballot — PolitiTweet.org

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Donalds won’t tell me how he will vote on the seventh ballot. He and other holdouts meeting in Emmer’s office https://t.co/lazKibpzvw — PolitiTweet.org

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Several holdouts — Perry, Roy, Donalds, Bishop — holding meeting in Tom Emmer’s office. I asked Donalds how long he would stay as a candidate. He was non-committal. https://t.co/eosokc0FPi — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he has 218 votes, McCarthy said: “We are gonna go in here and have votes and nothing is going to change. What we are doing is having really good progress and conversations … and everybody in the conversation wants to be part of the the solution.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Not a great sign for McCarthy here. Byron Donalds nominated again — this time by Dan Bishop, who had said yesterday that they were making good progress in their talks with McCarthy team. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked McCarthy if he is concerned that he could be a short-lived speaker because of the concessions he’s made to give one member the power to call for a vote seeking a speaker’s ouster. “No, not at all,” he said https://t.co/MuyI2kFQUG — PolitiTweet.org

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Ralph Norman told me that he will vote for Byron Donalds again on the seventh ballot. Sign 218 likely not in reach for McCarthy on this ballot — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy added: "I think we're having good discussions and I think everybody wants to find a solution. The good thing about is we work this all out at the beginning so the rest of the Congress will be very productive." — PolitiTweet.org

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The expectation among Rs is there will be 1-2 votes since don’t have 218 for adjournment right now. McCarthy just now on if he’ll get the votes today: “I won’t don't pick the day. I'm confident we'll get to the solution, otherwise we won't be successful," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Big moment for McCarthy coming at noon. If he can’t show progress on seventh ballot, he could lose defectors — including Ken Buck, who says McCarthy will lose “credibility” https://t.co/DtrNQWdBH2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“There is a point in time that Kevin is going to lose credibility because he can't make this deal ..And I'm not blaming Kevin, don't misunderstand. I think Kevin has acted in good faith, as the other side has. But if he can't reach a deal,” he said, it’s time to find someone else — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Ken Buck if he would stick with McCarthy on the seventh ballot. He said McCarthy needs to have won back some of the 20 — or Rs will start defecting. ”Including me,” he said — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy back in the speaker’s office with no placard. He met with one of his detractors this AM: Rep. Keith Self, who declined to comment to @NickyGRobertson. On his way in, McCarthy said: “I think we’re making progress .. Look, we’re all working together to find a solution.” https://t.co/iKCprGSs49 — PolitiTweet.org

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Big shakeup in the Senate — both in the 2024 map and among the Dem leadership with a senior member announcing she’s retiring: — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy moves in the direction of Freedom Caucus holdouts on: - A motion to oust a sitting speaker - Rules Committee assignments - priority on a handful of bills Could help him close the gap but GOP sources say he needs to address other members’ concerns to get 218 https://t.co/JDosQZyYzc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Chip Roy earlier tonight told leaders he thought he could bring along 10 ppl, per sources — but that still wouldn’t get McCart… — PolitiTweet.org

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Scott Perry, one of the key holdouts, late tonight was still non-committal, telling @MZanona that negotiations are still ongoing and that he is going back to his office to “do some discussions.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi to a few of us on deal McCarthy’s super PAC cut with the Club for Growth: “That's shameful,” she said. “That's really not in the spirit of the code of conduct for members of Congress. And so that is something that they should be more ethical about what they are doing.” https://t.co/aT2OxqQeeV — PolitiTweet.org

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This still likely won’t get him to 218, per several GOP sources. But it will close the gap — PolitiTweet.org

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News: McCarthy proposes key concessions. - allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a speaker, per two sources - more members of Freedom Caucus to serve on powerful House Rules Committee - Promises to vote on some bills like term limits and border security w/@MZanona — PolitiTweet.org

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She said he responded with “a very concerned look, and I said you need to, you need to work it out, end it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“The Republican Party looks like an embarrassment,” Marjorie Taylor Greene, a McCarthy supporter, told me. She said she confronted Byron Donalds on the floor: “I asked him, I said, ‘When is this going to end?’ — PolitiTweet.org