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Lott doesn't need any votes to become ML. He already is ML-elect. If someone wants to depose him, that is, to keep from happening what has already happened, then that someone needs all the votes, including Lott's to do it. It would be like a "confidence" vote in Parliamentary systems, and would be highly irregular in the U.S. Senate.

This is media-generated hype to get people to think that the Republicans can still decide what to do with Lott. Furthermore, if it were a simple election, Lott would have no excuse to resign office. If he is deposed, that's another matter. That's the card he holds.

When nothing happens -- i.e., Lott remains ML, the media will scream, "See! See! The Republicans are racist since they elected Lott ML." Guess what: the Republicans already have elected Lott to ML. They don't want us to know this.

The issue should be should the party REMOVE him, not ELECT him. The media are liars.