A buncha ‘rats could easily come to Boner’s rescue.
Let that be his legacy.......
It would set a new precedent if they did.
From Wikopedia: It is expected that members of the House vote for their party's candidate. If they do not, they usually vote for someone else in their party or vote "present". Those who vote for the other party's candidate often face serious consequences, up to and including the loss of seniority. The last instance where a representative voted for the other party's candidate was in 2000, when Democrat Jim Traficant of Ohio voted for Republican Dennis Hastert. In response, the Democrats stripped him of his seniority and he lost all of his committee posts.
“A buncha ‘rats could easily come to Boner’s rescue.”
Amazingly enough, that could happen if the Republicans don’t stand together. Rules state that the speaker only needs to get a majority of the votes cast, not the entire membership. In that case, Boehner would have difficulty branding himself as a Republican. And Republicans would have difficulty convincing Americans they were not fools.
LOL. Boner has NO GOP OPPONENT. Jim ain't running. His only opponent is Nancy.