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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
They don't need to vote for the Democrat. They can vote "present". If 6 of them do that, Jeffries will be Speaker. There are about a dozen moderate Republicans who are in Biden districts or won by very thin margins who may do that if this drags on several more days
gpt
Before that happens, it seems likely the Republicans would pull the "nuclear option": changing the rules so that a plurality - not the majority - decides the winner. That will force the MAGA extremists to either get in line behind McCarthy or hand it to the Democrats.