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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcCarthy floats path to Speakership with lower vote threshold
House GOP Speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) expressed optimism about winning the gavel Tuesday night as he emerged from meetings with allied members following three failed ballots, floating the possibility of winning the post with fewer than 218 votes.
Youre sitting at 202 votes, so you need technically just 11 more votes to win, McCarthy said.
Democrats have 212 votes. You get 213 votes, and the others dont say another name, thats how you can win. You can win with 218. You could win with 222. But if you want to look at how you have to go about doing it, McCarthy said.
The House Speaker is elected by a majority of all those voting for a specific Speaker candidate, not necessarily all members. Those voting present and those who are absent do not count toward that total, lowering the threshold.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mccarthy-floats-path-speakership-lower-042951610.html
Walleye
(31,035 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,249 posts)There hasn't been this level of hairsplitting since George Will talked with himself.
underpants
(182,861 posts)Wednesdays
(17,398 posts)His vote totals gradually drop with each ballot.
ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)The Wikipedia page shows he topped out at 204 on the first ballot. The 6th ballot was 203.
I think he's dreaming about 213. The radicals are digging their heels even harder.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)If one of his supporters votes to abstain, he loses that vote. So while the threshold goes down, so do his 202 votes.
Chainfire
(17,587 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,226 posts)tanyev
(42,594 posts)Please explain how you maintain any control of your party in the aftermath.
budkin
(6,713 posts)He'll never be Speaker.