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Originally Posted by photon
Those 5 republicans would basically be giving up their jobs since they'll get primaried for working with the "enemy".
On the other hand if there's a deal between Biden and Republicans why wouldn't some Dems vote for the deal so they can ignore the far right Republicans? It's a deal made by a Dem so there's more cover there.
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The logistics of that seem tough. I am skeptical whether a deal that gets some Republican support can be palatable to democrats. It would be nice if centrist types from both parties could at least agree to keep the government running.
The Democrats may have to concede to support keeping McCarthy as speaker to do it and that seems unlikely. If McCarthy brings forward a bill that doesn't have freedom caucus support counting on Democrat votes, the freedom caucus would act quickly to remove him as speaker, I would think.
A bi-partison centrist caucus that could at least agree on some basic legislation to keep the country running is badly needed. The fringes are more than happy to watch the country burn and are holding the country hostage.