I read in another article that only 29 GOP reps have to vote against Boehner, since he requires a majority for election. I'm a bit confused, because that assumes that ALL dems would vote against him. I bet he gets some Democratic votes. That means the seven public no votes you mention might not be all that significant.
That’s quite true. And also some may vote present, reducing the majority threshold. We’ll see. But I’m still going to keep a count. You can bet Boehner is!
All the Dems will vote for Pelousy.
Yes my FRiend, but the start of a thousand mile journey is the first step.
I said (asked) about the same thing here-http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3243488/posts?page=10#10
And I’m almost positive it’s 30, not 29. But that is offset by any dimmacrat votes.
All Boehner needs is for enough Democrats to abstain or vote present: 2 for every Republican over 29 that votes against him.
Under House precedent, votes not cast for an individual reduce the number needed for a majority.