Punchbowl News: “While there’s no set agenda for tonight’s closed-door meeting, House Republicans are planning to talk about a proposal that would force a GOP candidate for speaker to garner 217 votes in a closed-party meeting before advancing any nomination to the floor.”
“House Republicans want to avoid another embarrassing voting episode on the floor akin to what they went through in January. Neither candidate is sniffing 217 at this point, according to public vote counts. There’s serious doubt they will ever get there”
Key takeaway: “Scalise world expects he’ll win the closed election Wednesday – but fall short of 217. But once someone wins the internal election, there will be intense pressure to get behind the nominee, even if he does not get 217.”
