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In response to "What the what? I don't know much about it, but I thought McCarthy was a lock? What happened? -- nm" by ty97

The Teabaggers saw that he wasn't going to be any more ideologically pure than Boehner

Posted by jangles (aka chris) Oct 8 '15, 09:48

So off with his head

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To be fair, it's the Freedom Caucus, which considerably overlaps with the Tea Party Caucus, but it's not a full and complete overlap -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 8, 09:57 7
- (The Freedom Caucus accounts for 42 of the 435 seats according to Wiki) -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 10:03 6
  - But that's enough if they refused to support him, - ty97 Oct 8, 10:09 5
    - You're assuming he wouldn't have gotten 13 D votes. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 10:17 4
      - I don't know that the Democrats have any incentive to help the GOP out of the hole they've dug themselves on this. -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 10:21 3
        
        True. I also think some Democrats would take a known quantity over a risky unknown. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 10:23 2
        
        I think the Dems would make them sweat at least 1 vote before throwing a life vest. - Will Hunting Oct 8, 10:27
        
        eventually, perhaps. -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 10:25
Farewell, Georges Danton. -- nm - Reagen Oct 8, 09:50

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