Republicans have to cross party lines for a speaker…
What that should mean is a moderate (conservative fiscal, no desire to change socially) Dem becoming speaker, instead it’ll likely be someone exactly like McCarthy from the Republican party getting D votes.
But I think instead of finding the 6 votes he needs for himself, he’ll immediately conceded to finding 12 Dems to elect a Republican after the 15 rabble rousers refuse to vote with their party.
Like you said, Jeffries was taught be Pelosi. And he’ll do what she’d have done…
Even if Jeffries because Speaker, the GOP would still be the majority party. The House would still be dysfunctional, but the GOP would use the Black Democrat for their talking heads as the scapegoat. It’s better to keep a Repub as Speaker because it keeps their idiocy and ineptitude front and center.
Better to give them a rope to hang themselves, than give them ammunition to attack you with.
They put off a shutdown for 45 days, so there’s going to need to be bipartisan support in November guaranteed. If Dems help keep McCarthy as speaker, then they can bargain for a better deal on the upcoming vote. It’s clear McCarthy can’t rely on the bat shit crazy Republicans, so he needs the Democrats.
Republicans have to cross party lines for a speaker…
What that should mean is a moderate (conservative fiscal, no desire to change socially) Dem becoming speaker, instead it’ll likely be someone exactly like McCarthy from the Republican party getting D votes.
If it’s gonna be a D, it’s gonna be Jeffries.
He was taught by Pelosi, I’m sure he has that caucus all knotted up.
Yeah, it should be Jeffries, that’s what I said.
But I think instead of finding the 6 votes he needs for himself, he’ll immediately conceded to finding 12 Dems to elect a Republican after the 15 rabble rousers refuse to vote with their party.
Like you said, Jeffries was taught be Pelosi. And he’ll do what she’d have done…
Man Jeffries as speaker because Republicans can’t get their shit together would be amazing.
Even if Jeffries because Speaker, the GOP would still be the majority party. The House would still be dysfunctional, but the GOP would use the Black Democrat for their talking heads as the scapegoat. It’s better to keep a Repub as Speaker because it keeps their idiocy and ineptitude front and center.
Better to give them a rope to hang themselves, than give them ammunition to attack you with.
I don’t see Pelosi doing that. I think she’d watch him swing.
But she’s still there giving advice, so whatever they end up doing is gonna have the sign off from her. We’ll know soon enough.
This would be the best outcome.
Why would any Dem vote for a Rep?
Honest question, as I truly have no clue.
They put off a shutdown for 45 days, so there’s going to need to be bipartisan support in November guaranteed. If Dems help keep McCarthy as speaker, then they can bargain for a better deal on the upcoming vote. It’s clear McCarthy can’t rely on the bat shit crazy Republicans, so he needs the Democrats.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
I get that on the surface, but we all know McCarthy cannot be trusted to keep his word on any deal.
Because Gaetz and the other 14 make unrealistic demands the rest won’t go along with.
If neither side budges, then the only way we get a speaker is cross party votes.
It should be Rs voting D, but instead I expect Dem leadership to try and round up enough Ds to vote an R into power.