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In response to "He very likely is all that's standing between us and a Tea Party speaker." by TWuG

Is there, do we think, a conservative enough Democrat in the House that would be acceptable to a small group of moderate Republicans

Posted by znufrii Oct 16 '13, 08:04

assuming there are any of those left.

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I think the "moderate Republican" is now a myth. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 16, 08:19 3
- A pretty wild statement, right? They exist, they're just being primaried and not getting elected to Congress so much noiw -- nm - con_carne Oct 16, 08:47 2
  - he probably means they don't exist in Congress - znufrii Oct 16, 08:49 1
    - Ah, I didn't realize you might have meant the current Congress only -- nm - con_carne Oct 16, 08:51
It would have to be a moderate Republican. - spamlet Oct 16, 08:12 6
- then the question becomes is there a moderate enough Republican to get the support of most if not all of the Democrats? -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 08:18 5
  - If they are the only one standing between Speaker Gohmert and the country, there better be. -- nm - spamlet Oct 16, 08:20 4
    - and you presume that a hypothetical moderate Republican would vote for Gohmert before any Democrat? -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 08:26 2
      - Yes. They're in the majority, they get to call the shots. - spamlet Oct 16, 08:28 1
        
        I'd think you'd need a pretty explicit power-sharing agreement with Pelosi to get the Dems on board with this plan - znufrii Oct 16, 08:36
    - I like how everyone has a different "oh crap, we're fucked" scenario. -- nm - Reagen Oct 16, 08:23

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