How many House Democrats does Pelosi need to keep her position as Speaker?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

She'd step down voluntarily rather than risk actually losing a speaker election. Or so you'd assume.
OTOH, holding the House, even by a single seat, would be spinnable as a victory... in which case these guys probably wouldn't want to rebel.

Well, even Kevin Rudd stood aside when humiliation was inevitable and he's an Australian.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Ah ha?

Australian politicians are far more likely to hold out until the bitter end than politicians from other places.