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According to a report, Democrats are panicking, fearful that the COVID-19 pandemic could prevent Nancy Pelosi from being re-elected as House speaker despite Democrats holding a majority in the chamber.
Is this really possible? Well, let’s see.
While House members can vote by proxy due to emergency rules adopted in May to protect members from getting and spreading COVID-19, but, as The Hill reports, “the proxy-voting rule expires with the new Congress, requiring lawmakers to be in the Capitol in person if they want to participate in the Jan. 3 floor vote for Speaker.”
New rules governing the 117th Congress happen after the vote for speaker.
House Democrats have been taking advantage of this proxy-voting rule in significant numbers. On December 18, nearly 90 Democrats voted by proxy.
This means that candidates for speaker of the House must receive a majority of the votes cast in person to be elected speaker. Democrats already have a thin majority of 222 seats following the 2020 election, and three moderate Democrats say they don’t intend to vote for Pelosi when the vote takes place on January 3. In addition, several Democrats have health conditions that have kept them from the Capitol in 2020. It would only take a small number of Democrats being exposed to COVID-19 prior to the vote for Pelosi to potentially be in trouble.
“COVID is a wild card,” said Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.). “If we have sick members who cannot come back, and we only have a four-vote majority, it throws our entire advent of the 117th Congress in peril — a smooth advent.”
Fifty-six percent of voters think Pelosi should not be reelected as speaker. Only 31 percent of voters support her.
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) believes it’s a real possibility that Republicans could outnumber Democrats for the vote, and the top Republican in the House, Kevin McCarthy, could be elected speaker.
“Let’s say, just theoretically, we had six or eight people out with COVID and the Republicans have none. They probably could elect McCarthy,” Yarmuth told The Hill.
A House Democrat and Pelosi ally who spoke anonymously with The Hill doesn’t deny that a COVID outbreak could sink Pelosi’s chances.
“We’re in a health care crisis, right? No one can get sick. That’s the X-factor here. We need everyone to be healthy… That’s the big fear.”
Another anonymous House Democrat believes Pelosi losing reelection due to absent Democrats is a real possibility. “Obviously, the concern is that with 435 people going all over the country, it’s hard to imagine that not one of us will have the virus on January 3.”
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Matt Margolis is the author of Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus Against Donald Trump, and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattMargolis
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Let this happen GOD please as that not all there Pelosi needs to not even be in Congress and why WE, THE PEOPLE, WHO ARE THE (REAL) GOVERNMENT AND POWER can remove her as they are our SERVANTS (thanks to our Founders so stating) or if you wish hired/help and hence we are telling them that we only will allow 2-6 yr. terms to the Senate and only will allow 2 or maybe 3 yr. terms to the House and no more than that, AND no lifetime benefits, no more taking breaks of several weeks and not at work, and no spending our TAX MONEY on any type of travel, vacation, meals, etc. but out of their pockets, and no more upping your salaries because that is OUR POWER AND NOT YOURS. Sad that the DNC Party took over the educational systems in the 1960’s (and why I stopped teaching) and today’s grandparents, parents and most students today know nothing about our Founding documents and think socialism is good (NOT, as I lived under socialism) but too ignorant not to recognize communism that the DNC Party is and has been and personally I think that the DNC Party must be removed from our Congress as non-Americans and we can allow another party to enter. Just remember, we are the controllers and not anyone in any congress whether national or in a state nor in a city. Stand up and make sure we get Trump back again or our country is dead to communism and its evils.
imagine a Republican controlled Senate… Speaker is a Republican… Court is conservative… DEMOCRATS COUP FAILURE
She is a despicable person, unfortunately she is still in office. It would be a great relief to see her disbarred from the chair.
I just signed another petition to get rid of the b%#ch!
Since Democrats believe in abortion can we abort all of them?
With any luck at all this could mean she’s going to Prison where Pelosi, Newsen, Waters, Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff all belong the California crime family.
Some are new newcomers as well but Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi, Newsen and Feinstein for sure.
The Corrupt Four Families Of California crime families Newsom Brown Pelosi and Feinstein
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No way Pelosi will lose her post. You underestimate the power of corruption.
Unfortunately I believe you ar correct Gabby.
The article says she has a slim majority of 222 votes. Doesn’t seem like a slim majority, to me. In reality, she has an 11 vote majority (222-211), with two seats apparently to be determined.