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iemanja

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11. He'll get the majority

Reply to ColinC (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 01:44 AM

Nov 2022

They aren't going to wait for the formal vote before the whole House to vote. The Republicans will decide within their own caucus first. He's already headed off one challenge. I don't see why he wouldn't sustain another. The loony right makes a lot of noise, but the GOP doesn't want them in charge. He will of course have to make compromises, which probably means committee chairs.

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