@eshwayri@mastodon.cedar-republic.com
2026-11-04 10:51 UTC
@thisislieven@c.im it looks like 258 or so Democrats are going to be elected to the House. For the speaker vote the winner needs a simple majority, so ~218 depending on votes/present. I doubt Jeffries will have any trouble hitting it. AOC will likely help him get there; you just wait and see. She has bigger plans and getting involved in a dust-up with the centrists isn't in the cards.
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@thisislieven@c.im 2026-11-04 11:01
@eshwayri@mastodon.cedar-republic.com Oh wow. I actually had no idea their majority was this big. Had not yet checked the actual numbers. Sadly, yes, that likely changes the game in favour of Jeffries. It does not alter my earlier point though. If they fail to oust him it shows us the clear direction the House wants to take this and it's not the right path. As for AOC, if her vote does not make a difference I can see why she would make that choice but at the same time she has been wavering on several things the last year or so and it hasn't served her well in people's perception of being a principled leader.