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Originally Posted by DFO
Is the idea of the Dems nominating Liz Cheney still a thing? Could they peel off the required Republicans to make it happen?
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No, they're all Jeffries all the time. They've said they'll vote for him and only him until the GOP sorts its crap out... which makes some sense, they're a united cohesive body, and every time a result comes out where Jeffries has the most votes his name is at the forefront.
Also, can you imagine being the Republican speaker that the Dems were willing to compromise on? You'd just be pilloried endlessly as a RINO. If someone else is getting the job besides McCarthy it's really anyone's guess as to who it will be; Jordan is awful and Scalise (the logical 2nd choice) is basically just McCarthy again, so I doubt Gaetz and company will have any more interest in that option. Although who knows, maybe they'll do it just to say "see how powerful we are, we denied this guy the speaker", even if it is in favour of his clone.