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patphil

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6. I think it's far better to nominate a strong Democratic to run against them.

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 09:01 PM

Oct 2023

If they're going to vote Republican anyway, we don't have anything to lose by running against them, or whoever ends up winning the Republican Primary. If the state has a strong Democratic presence, we might actually win one of them

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Just Thinking... Two current House Republicans that Dems might be willing to consider backing [View all] FemDemERA Oct 2023 OP

I don't think Dems should back any of them. Let them deal with their own mess. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #1

Agreed..... anciano Oct 2023 #2

But their mess is everyone's mess. femmedem Oct 2023 #4

And if they don't implode quakerboy Oct 2023 #9

Not necessarily. honest.abe Oct 2023 #24

+1 honest.abe Oct 2023 #22

I'd agree except for the fact that we face another potential shutdown wnylib Oct 2023 #12

Yep.. that's the conundrum honest.abe Oct 2023 #23

Holy **** no! Democrats do not vote for any Republican to be speaker of the house, ever! ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #3

House Dems were considering saving McCarthy. honest.abe Oct 2023 #25

and yet it never happened. ZonkerHarris Oct 2023 #39

I am just pointing out that our Dem House members were considering it. honest.abe Oct 2023 #40

No repubs would vote for them onenote Oct 2023 #5

I think it's far better to nominate a strong Democratic to run against them. patphil Oct 2023 #6

This is about Speaker of the House. LeftInTX Oct 2023 #34

Wow, I didn't even think I would get a response, LOL! FemDemERA Oct 2023 #7

The numbers LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #8

LOL, and then there are those "present" votes FemDemERA Oct 2023 #10

Republicans would not ever vote for the two that you suggested in the OP. wnylib Oct 2023 #13

We only need a few Rs if all Dems voted yea. honest.abe Oct 2023 #27

You're looking for unicorns onenote Oct 2023 #29

I was suggesting voting for a moderate Republican. honest.abe Oct 2023 #31

a moderate republican wouldn't get enough repub votes onenote Oct 2023 #35

How many would we need? Maybe 10 or so? honest.abe Oct 2023 #36

It may seem possible, but as a practical reality it is not. onenote Oct 2023 #37

Yes you are probably right but.. honest.abe Oct 2023 #38

The repubs aren't interested in a reasonable budget onenote Oct 2023 #42

Well somehow we got deal ceiling raised and temporay budget passed with these same House members. honest.abe Oct 2023 #43

My guess is, whatever republican they offer for a vote, majority Democrats will vote "No" blogslug Oct 2023 #11

You're almost right. All Democrats will vote no for ANY Republican candidate. onenote Oct 2023 #32

I agree that this was an instance when working with the majority of Rs would have been better. femmedem Oct 2023 #17

NO. EndlessWire Oct 2023 #14

I don't know why Dems would bother to join that circus redqueen Oct 2023 #15

Or 3 republicans can vote for the Democrat. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #16

That's kind of what I was thinking Shrek Oct 2023 #18

I like that n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #19

Those 3 Rs would need 24 x 7 security. honest.abe Oct 2023 #28

See post #29 onenote Oct 2023 #33

No TxGuitar Oct 2023 #20

Electing a "moderate" republican speaker won't fix the problem... Wounded Bear Oct 2023 #21

Well we got the debt ceiling and short term funding passed recently. honest.abe Oct 2023 #26

The ball is in the Republican's court. They aren't gonna nominate someone who will work with Dems LeftInTX Oct 2023 #30

And why would five Republicans support either of them? brooklynite Oct 2023 #41