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onenote

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4. No Repub speaker candidate will get any Democratic support

Reply to BWdem4life (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 12:28 AM

Oct 2023

No Democrat voted for any of the repub nominees in 15 ballots in Jan. No Democrat voted to keep McCarthy from being ousted.

No. Democrats. Will. Vote. For. A. Republican. Speaker. Nomineee

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If Patrick McHenry was hoping to become the next Speaker [View all] BWdem4life Oct 2023 OP

The acting speaker literally broke House Rules in kicking Nancy Pelosi out of her office LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #1

And how do you suppose that rule would be enforced and by whom? onenote Oct 2023 #5

It would require several sane Republicans, but such critters are extinct. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #7

Are not the rules canetoad Oct 2023 #11

No. It's not a rule of the House. It's a republican conference rule. onenote Oct 2023 #27

Thanks for replying canetoad Oct 2023 #28

I don't think the Dems will be much inclined to help any of them. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #2

Sends a stupid signal. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #3

No Repub speaker candidate will get any Democratic support onenote Oct 2023 #4

hahahahahahahahahahaha...let me catch my breath. Okay. hahahahahahahahahahahaha ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #6

It is possible to disagree with someone BWdem4life Oct 2023 #10

You're the one who thinks Democrats will vote for a Republican speaker of the house ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #22

One was sufficient. nt BWdem4life Oct 2023 #23

Keep going ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #24

Why, you trying to start an endless thread? BWdem4life Oct 2023 #25

i hope one is a civics class about how political parties operate ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #30

Oh snap BWdem4life Oct 2023 #31

crackle ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #32

Kindergarten "Civics" if there was such a thing. nt TeamProg Oct 2023 #34

Dems didn't vote FOR McCarthy, Dems voted to REMOVE him. TeamProg Oct 2023 #33

In a couple of months of vile repubs... rubbersole Oct 2023 #8

The day the republicans elect a Democrat to be Speaker (or vice versa) is a day that will never come onenote Oct 2023 #29

Elected repubs seem to have this attitude: The more abuse you the more you'll love me. usonian Oct 2023 #9

More likely 4 repubs will make a deal with Dems LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #12

They had better switch parties if they do. DFW Oct 2023 #13

Becoming a Democrat is a great idea LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #14

Probably won't happen, but in this case, they would have some cover DFW Oct 2023 #15

Yeah LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #16

It would take a visionary to grasp that, and, as one of the great visionaries of the House noted: DFW Oct 2023 #18

No Republican is going to vote for Jeffries Shrek Oct 2023 #17

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ... struggle4progress Oct 2023 #19

Take heed. kentuck Oct 2023 #21

Need to send him a childs booster seat so he can see over the lectern. nt Hotler Oct 2023 #20

The next speaker, whoever it is, won't get any Democratic support. onenote Oct 2023 #26