For three weeks now, the House of Republicans has not had a speaker, and the crazy eight Republicans who elected to blow up the party’s only position of power by voting with the entire Democratic caucus have been unable to find a candidate as popular as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted from the seat despite the support of 210 members of Congress. Since the California Republican’s expulsion, the GOP has nominated three separate candidates, held three separate floor votes, and has failed all three times. Jim Jordan’s most successful attempt at the top job netted just 200 votes on the floor, while Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries actually beat McCarthy’s support twice. House Republicans moved on from the Ohio congressman to Tom Emmer, but after an internal whip count showing he didn’t have the votes, the Minnesotan promptly dropped out of the circus.