Cautionary point about hoping for Jeffries to be elected Speaker....

[brooklynite]

If it happened, he would still have a minority Democratic Caucus. To get anything passed, he'd have to negotiate with Republicans a lot more than folks here would want him to, and he'd always be subject to a majority vote to vacate the Speaker's chair.

[samnsara]

1. it would be worse than herding cats

[niyad]

2. Thank you.

Not to mention the abuse and criticism and actual threats.

[catbyte]

3. I agree.

This clusterfuck is best left to the party that caused it.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. So Republicans would get a lot out of that deal

Not only control but injury on a prime opposition target, one of our most competent.

[hlthe2b]

5. And he'd be scapegoated by BOTH sides for everything.

Worse, the R's would undoubtedly get another "Pelosi" to make their "boogeyman." How many MAGATs would even know/remember that the R's have the majority?

[Ocelot II]

6. I think the MAGA caucus would do everything they could to make his job impossible.

[Scrivener7]

10. It would still be better than the Democrats having no hand to play in the House.

[GenXer47]

7. but he could also stall, block, or redirect

the stupid ideas of the majority. Nothing's getting done for two years, folks! No matter how you slice it.

[LonePirate]

9. That is the primary upside (and a big one) if the Repubs let Jeffries win.

[Scrivener7]

11. This. Democrats having some power in the House is a lot better than Democrats having no

power in the House.

I don't get why anyone would object to our taking the Speakership.

People will be mean? They're going to be mean anyway. We'll have to make deals? We are going to have to make deals anyway.

Neither of these are made worse by our having the Speakership.

[ZonkerHarris]

8. The GOP cannot let him get the Speaker's office. It's too powerful. It controls what comes to the

floor for a vote

[panader0]

12. Agreed. Jeffries as speaker at this point would be damaging to him and the Democrats.

Let the Republicans sort out their problems. Their house will be weakened no matter who they
eventually elect.

[thucythucy]

13. The main reason to want a Democratic Speaker is in case

the absolute worst unthinkable happens, and both the President and Vice President are unable to continue in office.

I shudder to think what would happen to this country if any of the current crop of Q-GOP sociopaths somehow are able to take power.

Also, doesn't the Speaker get to make committee assignments?

For that reason alone I think the GOP Congress critters would rather burn the House down than allow a Democrat to assume the Speakership.

[Raven123]

14. There is no good reason for a Dem to be Speaker of this GOP majority House

[48656c6c6f20]

15. So? It would build character.

If there's an easy button why do it? Just push the easy button.
I feel 100 percent that Any of our democratic leaders could overcome the ass clown posse of repugs.