The House of Representatives is set to vote for Speaker of the House today, with Mike Johnson as the frontrunner. Johnson needs 218 votes to secure the position and can only afford to lose one Republican vote. The article analyzes the potential hurdles Johnson might face, including opposition from some Republicans and the certainty of Democratic votes going to Hakeem Jeffries. It speculates on the outcome and compares the current situation to the contentious Speaker election of Kevin McCarthy.
Yes, the House of Representatives will vote for Speaker of the House today, which should start soon after 12:00 PM ET.The Speaker needs 218 votes since the majority, not plurality. That’s assuming all 434 members show up and vote.
We all know that Johnson will likely not receive any votes from Democrats. They’ll probably pick Rep. Hakeem Jeffries again. Every Democrat’s a liberal and liberals stick together, but not every Republican is a conservative—thus some Republicans will stick with the Democrats. Let’s watch and see.Jefferies is one of the most junior members of the Democrats. How did he get to be minority leader? Oh, that’s right.Perhaps but Massie has probably peev’ed a lot of people off. I doubt he could get the unity of the party behind him.Johnson is far from perfect, but there is no one else at the moment who will win the 218.
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