Speaker = president (elect)

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By rolling out a $50 billion transportation proposal two months before the midterm elections and twice mentioning statements from “the Republican who thinks he’s going to take over as speaker,” Obama testified to the straits Democrats now find themselves in: They urgently need to convince voters that they’re working to bolster the still-wobbly economy — and find a reason to give the electorate pause about voting for the GOP to register their anger about the status quo.

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@oristarA,

The "Speaker of the House" is the leader of the House of Representatives in Congress. He or she is the leader of the majority party and is selected by the members of his party in the House.

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Thanks.

But the Speaker is not the counterpart of President. That's why I got confused.

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@oristarA,

No. However, the Speaker of the House is a very powerful office. There are 233 Democrats in the House (the party of the President) and 202 Republicans. So Mr. Obama is referring to a situation in which the Democrats lose just 16 seats out of 435 in the upcoming election, in which case, the Republican Party will choose the Speaker of the House.

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(1) If, by reason of death, resignation, removal from office, inability, or failure to qualify, there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office of President, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, upon his resignation as Speaker and as Representative in Congress, act as President.
(2) The same rule shall apply in the case of the death, resignation, removal from office, or inability of an individual acting as President under this subsection.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/3/usc_sec_03_00000019----000-.html

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Q:Who would become president if the president and the vice-president both died?
A: The Presidential Succession Law of 1947 deals with what would happen if both the president and the vice-president were simultaneously disabled. Under the law, the Speaker of the House would succeed to the Presidency. For a complete list of the order of succession, see Infoplease's Almanac's Order of Presidential Succession.
(http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html).

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Speaker = president (elect)

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