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If there is a quorum in the chamber but more Democrats than Republicans present, in theory they could successfully vote for a Democratic Speaker while in the minority. There is nothing that says the Speaker of the House has to be a member of the party that holds the majority. However, Republicans/the Speaker Pro Tem will almost definitely make sure this doesn’t happen. I say almost definitely because, as we’ve seen, they’re not that great at strategy these days.
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No, they meant the democrats nominated him, or put him forward as their candidate for speaker. Not that he won the vote.
If there is a quorum in the chamber but more Democrats than Republicans present, in theory they could successfully vote for a Democratic Speaker while in the minority. There is nothing that says the Speaker of the House has to be a member of the party that holds the majority. However, Republicans/the Speaker Pro Tem will almost definitely make sure this doesn’t happen. I say almost definitely because, as we’ve seen, they’re not that great at strategy these days.
The speaker doesn’t need to be a member of the house at all. Speaker Jon Stewart anyone?
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