01/06/2023

Day 4: 11 Voting Rounds, 0 Speakers

The House leadership fiasco, by the numbers

Following three days of failed votes to elect the next speaker of the House of Representatives, members are set to try, try again after convening on Friday.

The Republicans’ leading contender, Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), is facing a rebellion from staunchly conservative members of his own party. And so a process that for a century has taken just one round has collapsed into a seemingly never-ending cycle of votes – and left Americans breaking out the popcorn.

As the rounds of voting keep flying by, it’s easy to lose track of how we got here (and what’s needed to get out of here). Here’s what to know about the House leadership fiasco, by the numbers.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.