If you go back a couple of weeks, Republicans like MTG were saying if people didn’t get in line with McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries could become Speaker, either she was totally misinformed or she was lying.
If the Dems go home, McCarthy wins his prize, but where will that leave the bankrupt speaker?
Per some other threads, a plurality (number of members present) can elect the speaker.
How soon before the Dems leave, creating a plurality situation that hands the speakership to McCarthy without having to attain 218?
Just vote in Trump.
The democrats should just put McCarthy over the top, then he’ll owe them more than he already does.
Amazing, these 20 or so Conservative Republicans are the first ones ever to make Socialist Democrats show up for work!
Hmmm. If enough Democrats leave, Kevin could win because the majority required will diminish accordingly... However going missing at the crucial moment could lead to being unseated, because the Republican majority could vote to not seat the missing members as the first order of business…oooooh, it’s almost like a filibuster! They have to stick around to make sure they don’t get booted!
Nancy allowed everyone to stay home through the whole virus shut down. There was no work going on inside the building.
Now getting stuff done is the highest priority.