[Alberta's Child]

If Kevin McCarthy isn't the House Speaker, then who is?

Keep in mind that the Speaker of the House is elected by ALL House members -- not just the majority party.

So if the GOP margin is very narrow and a couple of Republicans refuse to vote for McCarthy, then Nancy Pelosi remains as the Speaker even though she's in the minority party.

[nickcarraway]

That happened in CA in the 90s, when Republicans had a majority.

[Olog-hai]

Remember what happened to James Traficant when he voted for Hastert?

Once it’s clear who the nominee is, nobody would break ranks.

[bagster]

Oh no, my MTG. Obviously she thinks McCarthy can't lose and is vying for him to let her back in the tent.

#BagsterDisapproves

#MinusOneHufflepuff

[nitzy]

That is not correct. You need 218 votes to become speaker. Pelosi will not get 218 votes. She would need 100% of Ds and a few Rs to vote for her.

What could happen is the Ds could whip all of the Ds to vote for Liz Cheney or another never Trumper and a few of the Rs might also vote for them.