Pitts Quits
"I told you not to get emotionally involved. You'd only get your heart broken." -Star Telegram's John M0ritz, on the speaker's race
All day, I sat squished among the family members, friends and reporters who usually crowd into the House chamber on the first day, plus all the extra ooglers who wanted to see what happened with this historic race for speaker.
They fussed over the rules for the speaker vote all day, but at 5:30pm, just as my story for six was getting edited, challenger Jim Pitts announced on the floor he was withdrawing! Eff. Eff. Eff. Panic ensued to get that announcement on the air at six.
But now, hours later, I'm kinda feeling defeated. I don't care about their politics, I just thought it would be a great story if the coup was a success. I mean, Florida friggin' clobbered undefeated OSU last night, why couldn't Jim topple Tom?
By the DMAs
1.New York
Protz
2.Los Angeles (but traveling)
Jayna
5.Dallas-Fort Worth
Dan
Jimmie
Josh
Seymour
6.San Francisco
Hasser
7.Boston
Channing
Jonathan
8.Atlanta
Jason
Wongton
9.Washington
Jason
10.Houston
Matty
14.Seattle-Tacoma
Thomas
23.Portland
Ryan
33.Cincinnati
Jay
36.Greenville-Spartanburg
Brad
Cinlach
Grayson
Justin
Lil' Lost Robot
Michelle
Sappy Chick
50.Jacksonville
Garvin
71.Toledo
Maureen
83.Columbia, SC
Doug
Will's Ladies
139.Columbia-Jefferson City
Wohleber
140.Beaumont-Port Arthur
Mark Hancock
154.Anchorage
Matthew
Foreign Bureaus
Erica
1.New York
Protz
2.Los Angeles (but traveling)
Jayna
5.Dallas-Fort Worth
Dan
Jimmie
Josh
Seymour
6.San Francisco
Hasser
7.Boston
Channing
Jonathan
8.Atlanta
Jason
Wongton
9.Washington
Jason
10.Houston
Matty
14.Seattle-Tacoma
Thomas
23.Portland
Ryan
33.Cincinnati
Jay
36.Greenville-Spartanburg
Brad
Cinlach
Grayson
Justin
Lil' Lost Robot
Michelle
Sappy Chick
50.Jacksonville
Garvin
71.Toledo
Maureen
83.Columbia, SC
Doug
Will's Ladies
139.Columbia-Jefferson City
Wohleber
140.Beaumont-Port Arthur
Mark Hancock
154.Anchorage
Matthew
Foreign Bureaus
Erica
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