With this many running and no primary in the “republican secret conference ballot”, someone that has the support of 26 representatives (out of 438) could win the gavel.
I assume you think it’s FPtP rules but in this case an absolute majority (more than half) is needed, unless I’m missing something new? So more people running likely means less chance of a speaker being picked (and thus even more voting attempts).
EDIT: Or do you mean that the secret ballot is plurality and that every republican will honor that result (even if they dislike who won) thus giving that pick the majority on the floor vote?
Is the secret ballot how McCarthy won after 15 rounds of voting? Or are they going to work out a different deal now?
Yes, the Republicans were passing around a " I will vote for whomever gets the most votes on the secret first ballot" pledge the other day. I was like: “So no primary, ranked choice, or multiple rounds of voting until a majority? Just the highest vote getter on the first round? What is the worst case on that?”
With this many running and no primary in the “republican secret conference ballot”, someone that has the support of 26 representatives (out of 438) could win the gavel.
If it was plurality then Jeffries would be the speaker
I am talking about the nomination process, not the speaker vote.
I assume you think it’s FPtP rules but in this case an absolute majority (more than half) is needed, unless I’m missing something new? So more people running likely means less chance of a speaker being picked (and thus even more voting attempts).
EDIT: Or do you mean that the secret ballot is plurality and that every republican will honor that result (even if they dislike who won) thus giving that pick the majority on the floor vote?
Is the secret ballot how McCarthy won after 15 rounds of voting? Or are they going to work out a different deal now?
Yes, the Republicans were passing around a " I will vote for whomever gets the most votes on the secret first ballot" pledge the other day. I was like: “So no primary, ranked choice, or multiple rounds of voting until a majority? Just the highest vote getter on the first round? What is the worst case on that?”
Worst case is they have peeps not follow the oath and we go in for yet another week
I’ve learnt from Trump that worst case in politics isn’t the “worst thing that could reasonably happen.”