• Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        I did not mean to phrase it that way but I'm laughing now. But in all honesty, a hung election for speaker only happened during the collapse of the 2nd party system.

          • Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
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            3 months ago

            There was one occasion in 1849, when a month passed along with 59 failed votes because the Democrats with their narrow majority were divided over slavery. The House voted a speaker based on a plurality vote.

            My favorite example was in 1855, where the Second Party System completely collapsed and both parties divided over slavery, you had a situation where multiple parties were elected to the 34th Congress so that no one party had a majority. After 133 rounds of voting over two months, a coalition of antislavery and nativist parties managed to elect a new speaker by a plurality vote.

  • Beaver [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    Democrats gaining a trifecta while actively trying to lose would be a super funny outcome

  • NuraShiny [any]
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    3 months ago

    Oh noes. Which democrat will selflessly step in to fill the gap!? Find out soon!