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  I think that's a deal Dems would gladly take, but not with McCarthy.  They will not vote to support someone who denied that Biden is the legitimate president.
context: Kevin McCarthy is dead in the water if he needs Dems.  One of the concessions the GOP would have to give to get Dems to vote on their side is probably that the Speaker not be Kevin McCarthy.  He either gets the Freedom Caucus on board or he’s done.  McCarthy is a snake despised by Democrats and largely considered to be a traitor over Jan 6 stuff.  Dems will not be his lifeboat >
  
  the idea that the majority of the Republican caucus supports someone who voted against certifying the election on 1/6 should scare more people >
  
  This is what I have been saying since the mid-terms and his goal of Speaker. Why are people forgetting his time as minority leader and his paldom with the freedom caucus. He voted four times nay on certifying the election. He would not call Biden president, he obstructed jan 6 committee, he is one of 5 that has ignored subpoenas and turning over documents, and most of all he incited the terrorist attack and was part of an attempted coup of our govt. >
  
  Establishment Rs know a more Trump aligned Speaker would solidify defeat in 2024. Gaetz, Boebert & co are repeating Roe v Wade. If they actually got what they say they want then they wouldn’t even know what to do with it. >
  
  Makes me want to hop in my car and go to these losers districts and berate the stupid voters on a loud speaker,that gave us these shitbirds 😡. Ughh to it all. >
  
  There really aren't pros and cons here, it's just not a reasonable hypothetical to consider. He'd have to make a number of concessions to Democrats that would lose him more support among Republicans, thereby requiring more Democratic votes and more concessions. That cycle would just continue and isn't feasible for McCarthy. Plus, Democrats have zero interest in bailing out McCarthy and saving him from the monster he helped create.
  What's far more likely, but still vanishingly small odds, would be a handful of the Biden/GOP district Reps deciding to work with Democrats to elect a compromise Republican Speaker. Again, that's not going to happen, either, but it's a hair more likely that McCarthy working with Dems or Dems working with McCarthy. >
  
  Agreed. Dems might be willing to support a moderate republican who would lead a coalition government, but I can't see even one of them voting for McCarthy. He has stabbed them in the back repeatedly and vowed to investigate them. >
  
  McCarthy has already shown he’s an incompetent speaker. He can’t build coalitions, make deals or get anyone to trust him. 
  Why would the democrats vote for that? >
  
  There's been a unstated implication in these suggestions for compromise that only the House Democrats seem to have agency in this crisis. Which is weird to me, because Republicans are the party with the majority, and ostensibly control the chamber. This crisis is wholly the result of the majority conference being unable to compromise with themselves. Democrats can't do anything to fix that. >
  
  These types of questions and "thought" experiments are 100% looking for a way to blame this on the democrats. >
  
  This is a 100% Republican problem that they have to deal with - or six Republicans can cross over and vote for Jeffries.  Those are their only two options.  It's hilarious to think anyone would blame the Democrats for Republican infighting, but they'll sure try... >
  
  Agreed. If the republicans can’t figure it out for themselves then they have to find the votes for Jeffries. 
  I think Jeffries should offer a power sharing agreement with republicans to have them make the move. 
  Otherwise, enjoy the popcorn and the show. >
  
  Whatever promises he would make, the Democrats would never trust him to keep his word. >
  
  He couldn't even if he wanted to; his caucus wouldn't let him. There's nothing McCarthy can offer the Dems. >
  
  Why would the Dems do that? They are committed to showing that all 212 support Jeffries, are a cohesive working unit, and are ready to let him run the House.
  The Reps continue to underscore how petty and tribal they are, and unwilling to come together to find solutions. Same as it's been since Gingrich pissed all over everything. >
  
  McCarthy can reach across the aisle all he wants. No democrat is going to break ranks to help the MAGA Party clean up their mess. This has NOTHING to do with the House Democratic Caucus. They elected their leader weeks ago and have voted for Leader Jeffries 11 times.
  I find it odd that anyone is asking the Dems to vote for Kevin McCarthy. Would you ask republicans to vote for Nancy Pelosi? Of course not. The republican caucus must work this mess out themselves. You are either a political party or an angry mob that somehow got elected. The voters apparently (cough, gerrymandering, cough) wanted a divided government. Now they get that plus a republican party destroying itself. A bonus! >
  
  I don't think this is entirely right. 
  If I was in Congress right now, I would be thinking about offering votes in exchange for giving dems the chair of every committee, along with the motion to vacate that Gaetz has already negotiated. You get Rs with a majority and nominally in charge, but every bill has to get through a D controlled committee. Dems might be able to get some good stuff through, and Republicans have to take the blame for everything they can't get done. If McCarthy reneges on anything, you can hold a vote to kick him out with the votes that obviously already exist to do so.