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Blunt Falls Short of Votes on First Ballot
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| Feb 2, 2006
| Robert B. Bluey
Posted on 02/02/2006 10:45:41 AM PST by boryeulb
The Associated Press is reporting that House Republicans failed to elect a new leader on the first ballot of voting today. Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R.-Mo.) fell seven votes short of the 117 needed and will now face Rep. John Boehner (R.-Ohio) in a runoff.
Here are the totals, according to the AP:
- Rep. Roy Blunt: 110 votes
- Rep. John Boehner: 79 votes
- Rep. John Shadegg: 40 votes
- Rep. Jim Ryun: 2 votes
Stay tuned for more details.
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; blunt; boehner; shadegg
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:45:43 AM PST
by
boryeulb
To: boryeulb
just damn
guess were stuck with business as usual.....i was really cheering on shadegg
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:47:39 AM PST
by
jneesy
(certified southern right wing hillbilly nutjob)
To: boryeulb
Shadegg is great...but Pence would have held on to the Freshman conservatives like Poe,McMorris,Foxx,McHenry,etc.Pence should run for President!
To: boryeulb
Disappointing. I was hoping the Republicans were going to get serious about cleaning up the mess in Congress. Guess I was wrong.
To: boryeulb
Of the 42 votes up for grabs, Blunt only needs six so he's pretty much a lock.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:50:36 AM PST
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Learn from the past, don't live in it.)
To: HEY4QDEMS
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:52:37 AM PST
by
jneesy
(certified southern right wing hillbilly nutjob)
To: HEY4QDEMS
What a shame. Politics as usual. K-Street Politics is alive and well. Will we ever see an end to the "Democrat cry of corruption". Doesn't bode well for change, more politics as usual.
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:53:20 AM PST
by
K-oneTexas
(I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: jneesy
Holy crap, that's OK Im married 21years so I'm used to being wrong.
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:57:10 AM PST
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Learn from the past, don't live in it.)
To: Catholic Iowan
Disappointing. I was hoping the Republicans were going to get serious about cleaning up the mess in Congress. Guess I was wrong. The like the "mess". They use your paycheck with impunity, to enrich themselves and build an empire. Why would they want to change that?
To: jneesy
boehner wins per CNN Boner is business as usual.
To: boryeulb
I think Boehner will win, because the Shadegg supporters will prefer him, most likely.
Boehner is not ideal, but better than Blunt by a long shot.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:09:16 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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