Yes. You’re right, of course.
But at some point McCarty is going to run out of Conservatives to flip before they run out of ballots. And then, McCarty must turn to the Democrats to pick up the additional votes. And please trust me, the favors he will have to be prepared to concede will be painful for him, the GOP and the country.
And don’t discount the fact that this process also works in reverse. Hakeem Jeffries ALSO has over 200 votes. There are plenty of weak-willed RINOS in Congress that would be happy to see Jeffries with the gavel. If that were to ever happen, we would be looking at Pelosi 2.0. Disaster!
Switch to mail-in ballots and let AZ or PA count them.
That could lead to another march on the Capitol.