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OKNancy

(41,832 posts) Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:50 PM Jan 2017

This is how Hillary can become President

THIS IS TOTALLY NOT FEASIBLE, but it's fun to speculate.

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Representative for New York's 17th District, Nita Lowey resigns. Cuomo appoints Hillary Clinton.
Trump and Pence both are impeached for colluding with the Russians.
Hillary is elected Speaker of the House and is therefore the new President.
( Lowey gets her seat back)

LOL

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This is how Hillary can become President (Original Post) OKNancy Jan 2017 OP

Dreaming is free... 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #1

as fun as that would be, the GOP still holds the speakership. Takket Jan 2017 #2

Unlikely but a logistically sound idea. NightWatcher Jan 2017 #3

Appointments are not made for vacant House seats brooklynite Jan 2017 #4

so in my fantasy -there is a quicky special election! OKNancy Jan 2017 #6

And how, in your fantasy, do the Democrats get control of the House? brooklynite Jan 2017 #8

In the midterms. She hangs in the house until the dems give the repubs a proper shellacking in '18 SticksnStones Jan 2017 #11

Why not just imagine she runs in 2020 and wins all 50 States? brooklynite Jan 2017 #13

In my mind...she does! SticksnStones Jan 2017 #15

Possible Libby Dibby Jan 2017 #5

I would enjoy that bravenak Jan 2017 #7

Actually, I don't think you have to be a member of the House to be elected Speaker. (eom) StevieM Jan 2017 #9

Correctamundo. KamaAina Jan 2017 #10

That's right!! I forgot that.... OKNancy Jan 2017 #12

I'm going out on a limb here Skittles Jan 2017 #14

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,499 posts)

1. Dreaming is free...

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:52 PM

Jan 2017

Takket

(23,802 posts)

2. as fun as that would be, the GOP still holds the speakership.

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:53 PM

Jan 2017

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

3. Unlikely but a logistically sound idea.

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:54 PM

Jan 2017

I just hope that trump is a mill stone around the republican party's neck and drags them down.

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

4. Appointments are not made for vacant House seats

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:56 PM

Jan 2017

They remain vacant until a special election.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

6. so in my fantasy -there is a quicky special election!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:04 PM

Jan 2017

Hey, why not?

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

8. And how, in your fantasy, do the Democrats get control of the House?

Reply to OKNancy (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:07 PM

Jan 2017

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)

11. In the midterms. She hangs in the house until the dems give the repubs a proper shellacking in '18

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:50 PM

Jan 2017

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

13. Why not just imagine she runs in 2020 and wins all 50 States?

Reply to SticksnStones (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 10:11 PM

Jan 2017

Just as unlikely and far simpler.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)

15. In my mind...she does!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #13)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 11:03 PM

Jan 2017

Libby Dibby

(5 posts)

5. Possible

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:56 PM

Jan 2017

Everything works out in our favor. This would be soo amazing so we could laugh & laugh.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

7. I would enjoy that

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:04 PM

Jan 2017

StevieM

(10,583 posts)

9. Actually, I don't think you have to be a member of the House to be elected Speaker. (eom)

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:11 PM

Jan 2017

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

10. Correctamundo.

Reply to StevieM (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:47 PM

Jan 2017

Now all we have to do is get a couple dozen repukes to defect from Ryan. Anyone got the goods on him?

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

12. That's right!! I forgot that....

Reply to StevieM (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:53 PM

Jan 2017

Now my fantasy is even simpler.

Skittles

(172,852 posts)

14. I'm going out on a limb here

Reply to OKNancy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 10:12 PM

Jan 2017

I doubt Pence had anything to do with the Russians

he's strictly a Trump patsy

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