How hard would it be to convince 20-30 Republicans to quit their party and go Independent?

[Panasonic]

Caucus with the Democrats to give us the majority.

[onenote]

1. If its easy, you should be able to name 20 to 30 Republicans that could be convinced.

Name some names.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Does that list have to include LIVING Republicans?

Uh…Lemme think…Uh

Nope. Can't think of any.

[RomneyLies]

2. Pretty damned hard in the next Congress n/t

[Gman]

4. It would be easiest to have the extreme RW to break with the GOP

and go indy. Even enough going RW independent would be enough to change control. So pass the Senate Bill in its entirety. Make the RW break away.

[Panasonic]

5. I'll take a splinter group that refuses to caucus with ANYBODY.

as long as it gives the Democrats control, and the leadership changes cannot be made if the said splinter group returns to the Republican Party.

[HERVEPA]

6. Don't understand politics, do you?

[Panasonic]

7. I do understand politics.

And I'm expecting a splinter group to emerge that will refuse to caucus with ANYONE, giving the Democrats control of the House.

And that said splinter will be refused to be readmitted to the Republican Party, if one changes their mind, for the next 2 years until elections.

[onenote]

12. You aren't demonstrating much in the way of an understanding of politics

There is too much at stake for members in terms of committee assignments etc to not caucus with one party or the other and particularly too much at stake for members of the party that currently controls Congress. The idea that a group of repubs is going to splinter off and not caucus with the repubs (thereby giving Democrats control of the House) is ludicrous.

[WinkyDink]

8. About 40-60 million dollars worth of hard.

[highplainsdem]

9. Impossible with GOP-gerrymandered districts and RW billionaires funding GOP campaigns.

[TheKentuckian]

10. Since I can't think of 10, I reckon pretty damn tough

Hell, some of the most "liberal" members probably include their "leadership".

Maybe we could get Boner and his closest friends if we make him Speaker.

[underpants]

11. Fox News it is all about Fox News

if they defy their propaganda master they know that they will be buried. Fox News.

[malz]

13. You'd have to convince them that Jesus personally demanded it