News Alert: How voting present could secure the Speakership for Nancy Pelosi

View in your browser     How voting present could secure the Speakership for Nancy Pelosi As Nancy Pelosi inches closer to securing the Speaker’s gavel, the California Democrat and her allies are moving into the second phase of their two-tier strategy to seal the deal: convince detractors to vote “present” on the House floor. Registering a “present” vote, or not voting at all, would lower the overall threshold needed to become Speaker. But the move also would allow Democrats — and particularly freshman — who were critical of Pelosi on the campaign trail to say they kept their promise. Behind-the-scenes, Pelosi has already begun urging some of her critics to adopt that exact strategy on the House floor, according to lawmakers. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.