MSNBC chyron: only 6 more votes needed to pass Impeachment

[brooklynite]

[Cary]

1. I bet you dollars to donuts that Nancy Pelosi counted the votes

That was the plan all along. She was there yesterday.

[madaboutharry]

2. In the last few minutes: It is now 213.

5 to go.

[dlk]

3. No one is better than Pelosi when it comes to counting votes

We are still early in the process.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. I assume that number includes Amash?

[Claritie Pixie]

5. Yes it does.

[W_HAMILTON]

8. I don't believe that is accurate, based on the MSNBC graphic.

Where are you getting your information?

[Claritie Pixie]

9. Here -

Pelosi, who earned her position as speaker by demonstrating her ability to corral votes, found herself this time following her caucus. As of this writing, nearly two-thirds of House Democrats back an impeachment effort. Including Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), who endorsed the idea in May before leaving the Republican Party, the total number of House members supporting an impeachment probe is 165.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/24/most-important-number-impeachment-fight-right-now/

[W_HAMILTON]

10. That is an outdated article from a completely different source than what is being talked about.

[Claritie Pixie]

12. It's WaPo and Amash is on board. It may not be reflected in the MSNBC ticker, but he is.

[W_HAMILTON]

13. But that was the person's question...

...i.e., whether Amash was being included in that 213 number. It appears as though he was not, given that the graphic was titled "HOUSE DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING IMPEACHMENT ACTION" and Amash is not a House Democrat.

[Claritie Pixie]

15. Understood. So then we're at 214 including him.

[W_HAMILTON]

6. I don't think so.

Right now, it says "HOUSE DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING IMPEACHMENT ACTION," so, I assume it does not include Amash, which is probably a good idea -- would you want a vote on impeachment coming down to a former Republican? haha

[beachbumbob]

7. The inquiry is underway, that's the first step, that

Could take a year. We are long way away from voting on articles of impeachment.

[kentuck]

11. Why does CNN only show 203 votes for impeachment inquiry??

Which one should we believe?

[sheshe2]

14. CNN just went to 204.

Not sure which one is accurate.

[Johnny2X2X]

16. I don't understand these counts

There's an investigation and an inquiry, don't Congress members have to be presented with the evidence first before passing judgement about impeachment? I'd expect this investigation to take a long time.