WASHINGTON, DC (WCJB) – For the first time since 1923, a political party failed to elect a new Speaker of the House, history continues to play out in the Capitol.
And because of the hold-up, Kat Kamack and Mike Waltz, congressmen from North Central Florida, were to await the oath.
TV20 has reached out to Cammack, but she says she cannot comment until the vote is complete.
Dr. Sharon Austin, a professor of political science here at the University of Florida, has tried to contextualize how this is a historic moment.
“After years of chaos, you see now that they can’t even get together – they could get a majority in the House – but decide who will be Speaker. We can’t get together to do that,” said Austin.
Austin was asked about the current political climate in the United States and how not even one of the political parties can agree with each other.
“It says a lot about political divisions in the sense that parties cannot unite and cross party lines, but it also doesn’t really allow much solidarity within parties”.Austin.
“There are so many divisions in both the Democratic and Republican parties, and so many different factions within each party,” Austin said. Some very conservative members of the Republican Party don’t think he’s an acceptable person to be Speaker of the House.”
Austin said Democrats could try to capitalize on Republican turmoil.
“I think they secretly want the House to change the rules somehow so Hakeem Jeffries can be Speaker, but I really doubt that,” Austin said. “I’m sure the Republican Party will unite before that happens.”
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