[PhiKapMom]

That's not true. She needs to have 1/2 of the votes of the entire House plus one. Ralph Hall voted for Hastert the year before he switched parties. The caucus does not elect the Speaker of the House, the entire House elects the speaker. All other positions are elected in the caucus'.

[Dane]

That's not true. She needs to have 1/2 of the votes of the entire House plus one. Ralph Hall voted for Hastert the year before he switched parties. The caucus does not elect the Speaker of the House, the entire House elects the speaker. All other positions are elected in the caucus'.

You are correct in that aspect, but the real election for Spekaer will be when the democrat caucus meets and all she needs is 1/2 plus one of that caucus(which she has more than enough votes for), and once that decision is made the whole democrat caucus ususually votes the majority of the caucus.