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Why picking a House speaker has been such a hot mess for Republicans

Por: The Boston Globe Politics January 04, 2023

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On Tuesday, for the first time in a century, a US House speaker was not elected on a first ballot.In 1923, it took nine ballots to choose a speaker. By late Tuesday afternoon and three inconclusive votes, it was anyone’s guess how long it might take Republicans this year. The longest such process was in 1855, in the leadup to the Civil War, when the voting took two months and a stunning 133 ballots.California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the... + full article



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