Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola has expressed an openness to supporting a bipartisan “coalition” candidate to end the impasse over choosing a speaker of the House of Representatives.
Peltola noted that there “is serious legislating that needs to be done and infighting is distracting us from even starting to work on the many problems we face”, who has voted for the Democratic leader of the House in each of the ballots so far. “That said, I have always been willing to work with people regardless of political party. If there are members who want to form a coalition majority like we often see in Alaska, I’m open to discussing that.
It’s unlikely — but not impossible — that a coalition candidate will be nominated, as it would require Democrats and Republicans to select a candidate who both parties could potentially agree on. It would also require major concessions to Democrats, including, potentially, a shared governance agreement in the House.
, though many of his concessions will significantly weaken the position he’s seeking to hold. If these negotiations continue to result in McCarthy gaining votes on the House floor, it’s less likely that a coalition candidate will be nominated. Due to the failure to select a speaker on Friday, it’s possible that ballots will continue through the weekend and into next week as negotiations between the two GOP factions come to a head. It’s unclear, however, whether McCarthy will be able to convince the remaining holdouts to support him.
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