If House Republicans had even an ounce of sense . . .

[markpkessinger]

. . . they would nominate Liz Cheney as Speaker. Sure, they would lose the hard core MAGA types, but enough Democrats might be persuaded to go along out of gratitude for the integrity she displayed on the 1/6 Committee!

Mind you, as a Democrat, that wouldn't make me particularly happy, because Liz Cheney, whatever her good traits, can also be a royal pain in the ass, and would be a tough adversary for Democrats to deal with! But Republicans are too caught up in their Trump-love to be able to see that!

[spooky3]

1. She supports very few Dem positions. My guess would be

That maybe 20 Dems would vote for her, and only 40 or so Repubs would.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

3. That would still be three times more votes than the alternatives to McCarthy have gotten.

Just sayin'

[spooky3]

5. But nowhere close to 218. Close doesn't count in this context. Nt

[Algernon Moncrieff]

9. It would show that Liz Cheney could garner 3x the support of the MAGA candidate

It doesn't elect a speaker, but it would teach an object lesson to the MAGA supporters - the leader of the 1/6 committee could garner more support than your guy.

At this point, I think maybe Jeffries should nominate her for a round and see what comes.

[tritsofme]

2. I don't think you understand how toxic she made herself among House Republicans

She’d have a tough time drawing 1-2 votes at this point

[Ocelot II]

4. That will not happen. The GOPers hate her more than they hate Democrats.

And we mustn't forget how very conservative she is.

[Bev54]

6. Why would we want Liz Cheney?

There are many other more moderate republicans they could deal with.

[markpkessinger]

8. "We" wouldn't . . .

I am not talking about something we Democrats would necessarily like to see. I'm talking about what Republicans should do for themselves if they had an once of political sense. But they don't.

[CharleyDog]

7. If she went for truth/ethics at anytime, she would be booted out, as any GOP speaker will be

I don't think she wants to be associated with these revenge seekers, many who are seditionists will be in power.

[randr]

10. Good sense is what's missing

I'm not sure Channey would fly but your point is well taken. The opportunity for bipartisan agreement is present. I hope they realize that. I would welcome Liz as a possibility to begin the healing that is inevitable if we are to hold on to our Democracy