The case for Democrats to vote against a motion to vacate
And let's be clear. To vote against a motion to vacate is not the same thing as a vote for Johnson to be Speaker. That may be the end result, but voting no on the motion to vacate is a separate matter.
The motion to vacate, brought by the most radical of MAGA cultists in the U.S. House of Representatives is retribution against Mike Johnson for compromising with the Democrats and allowing a vote on bills to fund our allies in Ukraine, Israel and Tiwan. To vote with Marjorie Taylor Greene would send a horrible message in an attempt to find any compromise or consensus in the House. It's not that Johnson needs Democrats to save him, it's that MTG and other extreme MAGAts need Democrats to sink him. Democrats will decide, one way or another, on this issue. And this vote against a motion to vacate is truly a lesser of two evils (I usually hate this phrase, but in this case, it's fitting. Both sides are a different degree of evil). It is a binary choice. And I think the choice is clear. MTG is more evil than Mike Johnson.
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... Democrats negotiated this in exchange for the recent bills passed over MTG's objections. Probably, Dems told Johnson they would not let her do this if he negotiated the deals. To "save" him at this time shows Democrats keep their word - important in Congress. This is not a trait found in MTG.
