[blueyon]

I would LOVE it if Rep Louie Gohmert was speaker. But you do know that HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM with ousting Boehner.

A freeper reminded me last night that the democRATs get to vote also........................do you really think they will vote against Boehner?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Ticket splitting doesn’t work in the House. To win you need an actual majority. So the top vote isn’t enough.

It should be a guide for all elections and primaries.

[justlurking]

A freeper reminded me last night that the democRATs get to vote also........................do you really think they will vote against Boehner?

All Representatives vote for the Speaker of the House.

And, Boehner doesn't need a single Democrat vote to win. All he needs is enough Democrats to abstain or vote "present". The Speaker is elected with a majority of the votes for an individual, and abstentions aren't included in the total.

This is similar to how a leftist Republican has been elected Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives for the past few legislative sessions. He has put together a coalition of the remaining Democrats and a handful of Republicans.

[CPT Clay]

...do you really think they will vote against Boehner?.

Yes, they will almost all vote for Pelosi

[defal33]

Boehner knew he would need democrats votes to get elected speaker after HIS traitorous actions to the voters that put him in power.

Also, all the Republicans who voted for it have a chance to REDEEM themselves by NOT VOTING FOR BOEHNER and getting behind Gohmert.

We all need to start calling our reps even if they are democrats.