Speaker Showdown: McCarthy Loses Despite Trump’s Endorsement

The race for the Speaker of the House has turned into a showdown. On Wednesday, the Republican-nominated, Trump-endorsed Kevin McCarthy lost the vote for a 6th time.
This is not a new thing, however. According to United States history, it has been 100 years since it has taken multiple votes to determine the vote for Speaker of the House.
In 1923, Frederick Gillett of Massachusetts was elected on the fourth ballot. Additionally, the first instance of multiple votes occurred further back in history. In 1839 John Bell of Tennessee was finally elected on the ninth ballot.
In both cases, the elections were marked by significant divisions within the House and a lack of consensus among members on the candidate for Speaker. It took several rounds of voting before a majority of the members finally elected a Speaker.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that McCarthy has reached out to his voting party members to garner support by conceding on points he’d previously been against.
As of this writing on Thursday morning, a seventh round of voting is underway.