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In response to "The Teabaggers saw that he wasn't going to be any more ideologically pure than Boehner" by jangles

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

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Oct 8 '15, 09:57

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(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

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