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brooklynite

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7. Cheney will no longer be in the House....
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 12:50 AM
Dec 2022

Yes, Speaker doesn't have to be a House member, but after the Republican Caucus kicked her out of leadership, there's no chance she would be a "compromise".

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But seriously...imagine if... Drum Dec 2022 #1
The question is... brooklynite Dec 2022 #2
The latter is not a given...and after the last 22 years of US electoral politics Drum Dec 2022 #3
Even if Republicans were at fault for the economic chaos government shutdowns... Silent3 Dec 2022 #4
Who was being proposed as the "unity" candidate? Sogo Dec 2022 #5
Probably McCarthy LeftInTX Dec 2022 #17
I had the same thought back in 2010 with Boehner and Pelosi aeromanKC Dec 2022 #6
Cheney will no longer be in the House.... brooklynite Dec 2022 #7
I've heard rumors that Hillary could be persuaded. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #14
Cheney lost her seat. She's gone after the lame duck session ends. Takket Dec 2022 #8
The speaker doesn't have to be a member of the house. rubbersole Dec 2022 #15
Two Republicans who voted to impeach remain. Beakybird Dec 2022 #9
The only conceivable "deal" I would see, is if Democrats eventually work out something Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #10
The ONLY compromise with McCarthy should be... madinmaryland Dec 2022 #11
It's interesting most people do not fully understand WHY AG Garland underthematrix Dec 2022 #12
It's certainly looking possible... rubbersole Dec 2022 #16
Hopeful yankee87 Dec 2022 #13
I think most people are expecting that to be the case. The best OnDoutside Dec 2022 #19
Sounds like a lot of double dealing going on. Ultimately it would be OnDoutside Dec 2022 #18
There Are Purple District Rs.... ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #20
For Dems yes, but I'm talking about GOP members who would be OnDoutside Dec 2022 #21
I'm Talking GOP Too ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #22
But even there they won't get past the primary, and that's the issue. OnDoutside Dec 2022 #23
Most of Them Just Did ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #24
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