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ProfessorGAC

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22. I'm Talking GOP Too

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #21)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 02:02 PM

Dec 2022

California, NY, PA, IL, OH, MI...
They all have purple district Rs that were NOT primaries out, but won election by reasonably narrow margins.
They've got reason to resist the will of the crazies.

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House Leadership: the plot thickens... [View all] brooklynite Dec 2022 OP

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