{"id":22393,"date":"2010-06-27T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T08:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/republicans-may-only-need-216-not-218-to-win-control-of-the-house\/"},"modified":"2010-06-27T08:09:49","modified_gmt":"2010-06-27T08:09:49","slug":"republicans-may-only-need-216-not-218-to-win-control-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/libertarian\/republicans-may-only-need-216-not-218-to-win-control-of-the-house.php","title":{"rendered":"Republicans may only need 216, not 218 to win control of the House"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>West Virginia Dem nominee says he might not Vote Pelosi<\/strong><\/p>

From Eric Dondero:<\/p>

The magic number for Republicans to win the House, being bandied about by the media, is \"218.\" That's a needed pick-up of 40 House seats by Republicans in November. But the actual number may be lower - a pick-up of 39. <\/p>

Meet West Virginia State Senator Mike Oliverio. He recently won the Democrat primary for US Rep. WV District 1, beating longtime incumbent and scandle-plagued Rep. Alan Mollahan. Oliverio ran as a strong pro-life, social conservative Dem.<\/p>

At a recent forum, ironically with Dick Morris as the guest speaker, Oliverio made the following remarks (via The Wheeling News-Register<\/a>, April 29) :<\/p>

\"I will vote for the candidate in the best interest of West Virginia,\" Oliverio said following the event. \"Hopefully, there will be a better candidate than Nancy Pelosi.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>

Other sources<\/a> have cited that Oliverio actually \"pledged\" during the primary campaign not to vote for Pelosi. One progressive blog <\/a>even describes Oliverio as a \"Tea Bagger,\" backed by local WV Tea Party groups. Oliverio is strongly opposed to cap and trade legislation.<\/p>

While a vote for John Boehner for Speaker of the House from Oliverio may not be in the cards, Oliverio's remarks could be interpreted as urging a compromise choice. If a House line-up is close, 216 to 215 for example, a Blue Dog Democrat, like Mississippi's Rep. Gene Taylor or Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick for Speaker could be a distinct possibility. (Minnick is a former Republican who has the most conservative voting record of any House Dem.)<\/p>

Note - there are currently no Republican congressional nominees who have indicated that they would vote for anyone other than House minority leader Boehner for speaker.<\/p>

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