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Jeffries calls for ‘traditional Republicans to break with the extremists’ (thehill.com)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party.

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[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not hard to find five Republicans from a moderate district full of Never Trumpers. They would secure their seat voting for Jeffries and see their own legislation get pushed through.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

If the moderates voted in the primary, perhaps.

They should, but I don't think they do.

[-] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 7 points 11 months ago

I would personally love to see that happen, but I think it's unlikely. It would probably be more likely to get a more conservative compromise Democrat as speaker of the house, but only after the Republican party festers for another week or two.

[-] Iwasondigg@lemmy.one 0 points 11 months ago

Ok Charlie Brown, try and kick that football! I'm rooting for you.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 11 months ago

So who are they and why hasn't Jeffries been elected yet?

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

GOP House rules, they won't vote until they have 217 votes.

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