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Marlo's avatar

I found out they only need 7-10 Republicans to stay home (not vote) to lower the needed count to 210. Then Jeffries would win!

So the conservatives who didn’t want to vote for a MAGA extremist could just stay home.

McHenry’s office is calling me back with the exact number.

Way back in 1849, the House had been in session so long without being able to elect a speaker – 19 days – that members voted to elect their speaker with a plurality rather than a majority. Members ultimately confirmed the plurality election with a majority vote. For the sake of our country, shouldn’t we do this and let Jeffries be Speaker? It’s been about a month!

CNN

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Jess Craven's avatar

I mean, anything is possible. (:

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LC Sharkey (they/them)'s avatar

I think the catch is that the vote to change the rule would require a majority, and any Republican who voted for the rule change would be under the same pressure they are under not to cooperate with Dems in the first place. Since it's obvious from the numbers that Jefferies would win a plurality vote, voting to change the rules to allow a plurality vote is functionally the same as voting for Jefferies in a majority vote.

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Tessa's avatar

Jess I hope it is okay to add this - there are multiple opportunities to textbank for GOTV for VA and PA (Supreme Court race) with Next Gen at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/584146/.

I plan to do as much as I can between now and election day. I will also look into ballot curing this weekend if they have available shifts.

I just signed up to send 25 post cards. Thanks for the info on this opportunity. Often, you have to choose to accept 100 or more and I just can't do that many right now. Thanks for the info!

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Jess Craven's avatar

I will put the textbanking in tomorrow's email (I think I have before but I'll put it in again) thanks!

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Marlo's avatar

What is text bank?

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Abbi Lichtenstein's avatar

According to today’s Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium Chronicles, “Got word from the VA Dem Party last night that there was a lot of energy and activity this weekend in Virginia. Party folks were really encouraged by what got done”.

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Jess Craven's avatar

Yup! Hope he's right!

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N LOIZEAUX's avatar

Writing my Ohio postcards now. The Virginia & Ohio letters (Vote Forward) were sent today.

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Jess Craven's avatar

You're amazing! Thank you!

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Gary Boivin's avatar

Welcome back to the trenches, Jessica. Hope your rest went well!

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Jess Craven's avatar

Ha such as it was, yes.

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wes edwards's avatar

Lots of textbanking opps here - https://www.fieldteam6.org/byop-textbanks

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Jess Craven's avatar

Thanks, Wes!

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