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You don't even need them to vote with the Dems, you can just find a handful of middle of the road R's and say "we'd rather have you." If the D's all started voting for a very liberal republican, 1) it would be hilarious to watch the crazies on the far right freak out and call for unity, and 2) it would create an actual coalition government of sorts.
I mean, sure, but name one. You don't get elected as a GOP politico if you aren't deepthroating right wing cock. FFS, that one rep is getting death threats because she voted against Gymmy boy. That's not an electoral base conducive to coalition building.
Politics shouldn't be about owning the other side. The Dems should not vote outside their party unless they have a deal to do so.
However, yes, the Dems could help to vote in a moderate speaker. They should negotiate concessions to do so. Doing so freely would be bad politics. It would give the far right fodder to rile up their base. It gives the moderate Republicans no reason to fight back against the far right and gives the Dems no win a part from the Republicans enacting their policies, which often is against the Dems policies.
Purposely inflaming the far right only emboldens them. This is one time the high ground actually works to penalose the far right and make them less effective.