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Ms. Toad

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69. A better path

Thu Jan 5, 2023, 03:24 PM

Jan 2023

Would be to find a handful of moderate Republicans who would agree to abstain from voting (to lower the majority threshhold) in exchange for membership and possibly leadership on House Committees. Then the Jeffries' plurality becomes a majority as long as all of the Democrats stick togehter..

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Perhaps pick a moderate republican and get Democrat votes? [View all] The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 OP

Do you mean 'Democratic votes'? EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #1

"Democrat's" would be fine there as well Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #9

Yeah, that would work EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #27

What is an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #51

... EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #52

It the word "impolite" an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #79

Nobody is impugning your intellect EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #82

Me tinks you are picking the fly shit out of the pepper. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #86

Sorry EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #87

They're hard to describe. n/t Captain Stern Jan 2023 #76

So is the word "impolite" an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #78

God, not Fitzpatrick. bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #2

I agree it is a family dynasty. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #17

That GOP wimp won't stop anything .nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #32

im from his district. slimeball to say the least dsp3000 Jan 2023 #45

I am predicting Tom Cole. gab13by13 Jan 2023 #3

Ewww. Don't think we want someone that Time magazine said had the sharpest mind lol Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #20

Had to go back and look... Thought you might have Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #77

unlikely. mopinko Jan 2023 #4

Agreed odins folly Jan 2023 #12

it would be such smart politics for them. mopinko Jan 2023 #16

But we do get something big out of this plan The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #19

Now inthewind21 Jan 2023 #62

How do you define a "moderate" Republican? The crazies think McCarthy is "moderate" onenote Jan 2023 #5

This article explains my position The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #6

Still leaves unanswered: would five repubs. support Fitzpatrick? Would every Democrat? onenote Jan 2023 #8

I think you would get way more than 5. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #47

Damn straight! Omnipresent Jan 2023 #7

Please name at least one moderate Reep in the House... ananda Jan 2023 #10

This is my source The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #18

Apart from Fitzpatrick, what other "moderate" repubs are named in your source article? onenote Jan 2023 #44

The article is about Fitzpatrick. However there are other moderate repuibliocans. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #49

Yes. There are plenty of options better than McCarthy groundloop Jan 2023 #61

And inthewind21 Jan 2023 #64

Is there such a thing as a moderate Republican? nt doc03 Jan 2023 #11

Is there any repub Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #13

Not unless... Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #14

That won't happen. The real problem is the republican party has embraced the insurrectionists. JohnSJ Jan 2023 #15

If Fitzpatrick is a republican fuck him. I would trust a rattlesnake before I trust one of those. Autumn Jan 2023 #21

The speaker will be a republican The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #23

They shit in their bed they can fucking lay in it. Democrats need to just sit back and Autumn Jan 2023 #24

This is how the show ends... The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #37

And they will lose their asses in the next election. Autumn Jan 2023 #54

no H2O Man Jan 2023 #22

Pick a moderate Dem to get Republican votes. apcalc Jan 2023 #25

Rep Jeffries is a "moderate Democrat"... Wounded Bear Jan 2023 #84

It's worth considering Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #26

Name the other Republicans that would join all Democrats to back Fitzpatrick? onenote Jan 2023 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #46

Sorry I don't take orders from you Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #53

In other words, you can't back up your proposal onenote Jan 2023 #57

Without intervention we enabling the radical right to collect more power! The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #75

I don't want a moderate R as speaker. CoopersDad Jan 2023 #28

But maybe they wouldn't allow the shutdown of moonscape Jan 2023 #55

It doesn't really matter much. lark Jan 2023 #29

Yesterday I would have said no way. Bucky Jan 2023 #30

I pointed out what happened in Ohio yesterday Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #39

No such thing as a moderate republican! Emile Jan 2023 #31

I heard Fred Upton's name being floated as a compromise Poiuyt Jan 2023 #33

How about the guy who has gotten 212 votes on every ballot Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #59

If McCarthy withdraws it will be chaos Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #34

I fear the repukes will give the radical right anything they want to get this done. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #38

I wish people would stop posting this shit mercuryblues Jan 2023 #35

The question is do you want America to move forward. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #40

McCarthy is part of the radical right. mercuryblues Jan 2023 #70

Because as ugly as it is, the nation needs governance Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #42

Point 1: there basically aren't any Moderate Republicans left... brooklynite Jan 2023 #36

Read the article I posted above. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #43

Not the point... brooklynite Jan 2023 #50

The deal would be... The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #56

It would be more of an agreement on what policies wouldn't be implemented Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #63

You don't get it. He's a unicorn onenote Jan 2023 #60

He's no unicorn. He's a fucking republican election denier . Autumn Jan 2023 #73

1 word answer. OhHellno 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #48

Democrats should vote for Jeffries, period. Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #58

How about 6 moderate Republicans vote for Jeffries? dflprincess Jan 2023 #65

It's not the Republican's mess - it's America's mess. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #68

NO! We've had to clean up their mess before, but this is not a "have to" case. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #66

Hell no nini Jan 2023 #67

A better path Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #69

Yesterday, Pelosi said exactly what I think. Torchlight Jan 2023 #71

How about NO ? durablend Jan 2023 #72

Without intervention we enabling the radical right to collect more power! The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #74

Why do we keep seeing posts wanting Dems to give up? Emile Jan 2023 #80

And why do we keep seeing posts about "moderate" republicans? onenote Jan 2023 #85

Gaetz's says he will quit if Democrats elect a moderate republican. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #81

republicans cannot be trusted to keep their word ecstatic Jan 2023 #83