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Jim Jordan loses 3rd vote for House speaker; GOP opposition grows to 25 reps
(www.usatoday.com)
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If this was 'House of Cards'
Dems would offer Blue state GOPs who voted for Jeffries easy wins in November. The ten or so voted he'd need would be offset by loses in other states.
I don't know if that's a good idea honestly. First, they'd be giving up winnable seats in the future. Second, it'd be Democrats in charge of a republican controlled house. Sure, they could put up things they want for a vote, but stupid people would now think they're responsible for the nothing that gets done. Letting Republicans tear each other apart is probably better politically without major concessions.
There are no good options as long as the MAGoos have any power.
If this was house of cards they would be black mailing the reps in the oval office with photos of all their kinks.
True story. After the 2016 election, there was a panel discussion with the creators of House of Cards, Scandal, The West Wing, and all the other US political TV shows. All the participants said the same thing; if they'd had a character denigrate American POWs the way Trump did in real life, the networks and advertisers would have demanded that the character be treated like a pariah on the show. We're already beyond anything fictional TV could allow.
"Reality is stranger than what TV advertisers can imagine" is a lot less interesting than "reality is stranger than fiction"