If you don't have to be a sitting rep to be speaker, and if we Blue Wave the house...

[maveric]

Could Prez Obama be elected speaker?
I know. It’s a “what if” question but could this happen? And would it do any good having him in that position?

[Bradshaw3]

1. I don't know but love the idea

Don't think Obama would do it but as an even more delicious alternative, how about Hillary?

[Lochloosa]

2. Yes, but that could set up a constutional problem if both assholes go down.

But why would he accecpt?

Now Hillary on the other hand.....

[PoliticAverse]

3. "Could? - Yes.". He doesn't want to be speaker, Pelosi does.

I see no reason to believe Obama would be more effective in that position than Nancy Pelosi.

[MrsCoffee]

4. Does the speaker of the house have to be eligible for the presidency since the line of succession

is so close?

[marylandblue]

5. No, the speaker is whoever the House picks, there is no other requirement.

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In practice, I imagine that if the Speaker was ineligible or refused the Presidency succession would move on to the President pro tem of the Senate.

[MrsCoffee]

7. That makes sense. Thank you.

[karynnj]

11. Who could be Pat Leahy - a great guy!

[MineralMan]

6. Why would President Obama want to be House Speaker?

I can't think of any reason he'd be interested in doing that...

Besides, the tradition is that a sitting representative gets that job. The House loves its traditions, so it's very, very unlikely it would change them to select someone who was not part of that body.

Essentially, what you suggest simply will not happen. Not even the slimmest possible chance of that.

How about, instead, spending your time doing GOTV work in your own district?

[JI7]

8. why would he want to be speaker ?

[mainstreetonce]

9. How about Hillary?

Good choice

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. My choice, too.

[LakeArenal]

12. Obama for the Supreme Court, please.