If the speaker cuts a deal that alienates conservatives, some Democrats are willing to help save his gavel.
“We’re not talking about all that stuff. … Republicans remain united. We’re not going to negotiate against ourselves,” Rep.But behind the scenes, a growing number of rank-and-file Democrats are speculating about how to defuse possible conservative backlash to a possible deal as they’ve begun to map out a coalition to pass a debt agreement, should Biden and McCarthy reach one.
“What I’ve said over and over in the last few days is that the votes for this are going to come from the middle, … which then raises the obvious question, the motion to vacate,” said Rep.Kuster recommended a party conversation over how to handle the possibility. If Democrats help the right vent its fury by yanking McCarthy’s gavel, she added, “Then what? You get [Majority Leader Steve] Scalise. The politics don’t really change.
If that happens, Democrats say they’d likely try to force their own debt solution to the floor using a procedural escape valve of sorts that’s known as a discharge petition. It’s highly unlikely that they could enlist enough GOP backers to get to a majority of the House, unlocking the full potential of that tool, but Democratic leaders can start mobilizing for signatures for that move as soon as Wednesday.
So for the moment, Democrats are left with few obvious maneuvers to block and tackle for a debt deal aside from their bid to protect the speaker. If a member of McCarthy’s own party did trigger a vote of no confidence, Democrats wouldn’t even need to vote for the California Republican himself — instead, they’d just need to block it from coming up.“That’s so far down the line right now, in terms of what might actually happen.
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