If the Republicans split the vote for Speaker, can the Dems vote, en masse, for Pelosi and then she can win the Speakershiip???
What is the difference between the two anyway?
Yes, the voting for Speaker of the House is simple majority voting of all members with no regard to party unlike the Senate where only the majority party elects the leader. This is how Boner and other RINOs have stayed in power because they have enough Republicans on their side to prevent challengers from not just beating them, but also outvoting the RATS meaning that voting against them puts the RATS in charge.
It's pretty sickening to know that there are that many Republicans who would rather see Pelosi as Speaker again rather than vote against Boner. Bear in mind that many of them are the same ones who whine about Cruz and Lee putting principles over politics. Fake phony frauds they are.
No, to win as speaker, one must win a majority of the votes [not a plurality].
So even if Nancy had more votes than boehner, she would not win unless she got 218+ votes. But with 179 dems, she can’t. In that case there is a re-vote.
Embarrassment of embarrassments to beohner would be this scenario. He would not run again for speaker - and if he did and was subsequently elected, he would be unimaginably weaker to his own party.
No, you need 218 votes to be speaker and there are only 190 dems.
No, not that way.
There will be at least two candidates - Boehner and Pelosi. Either needs 218 votes to win.
Pelosi starts with 188. She needs 30 Republicans to be elected.
Boehner starts with 247. He has to lose 30 Republicans to be defeated.
Say the first ballot is Boehner 217, candidate X 30, Pelosi 188. Now Pelosi and Boehner face off. If the bloc of 30 for candidate X stays solid, are there 30 GOPe members who will switch to Pelosi on the second ballot to punish the rebels so severely that they will never speak up again?