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« on: October 08, 2015, 01:35:09 PM »
Choose the next speaker! (my choice is still Dent)

(And if you're wondering where options 10 and 11 come from, they're the people I had become Majority Leader and Majority Whip during my 'romney downfall' timeline after Boehner and Cantor both lost their primaries in that universe's 2014. I threw them in this poll for the heck of it.)
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2015, 01:37:40 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 01:38:50 PM »
Pelosi, duh.
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2015, 01:39:10 PM »
Raul Labrador.
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2015, 01:40:29 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2015, 03:08:17 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2015, 04:01:36 PM »
Quote from: Wulfric on October 08, 2015, 01:35:09 PM
Choose the next speaker! (my choice is still Dent)

(And if you're wondering where options 10 and 11 come from, they're the people I had become Majority Leader and Majority Whip during my 'romney downfall' timeline after Boehner and Cantor both lost their primaries in that universe's 2014. I threw them in this poll for the heck of it.)

I'm wondering where all these options are coming from.  Where is Justin Amash?
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« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2015, 04:04:16 PM »
Quote from: shua on October 08, 2015, 04:01:36 PM
Quote from: Wulfric on October 08, 2015, 01:35:09 PM
Choose the next speaker! (my choice is still Dent)

(And if you're wondering where options 10 and 11 come from, they're the people I had become Majority Leader and Majority Whip during my 'romney downfall' timeline after Boehner and Cantor both lost their primaries in that universe's 2014. I threw them in this poll for the heck of it.)

I'm wondering where all these options are coming from.  Where is Justin Amash?

Most of the republicams have been mentioned on one of the other threads on this topic. Scalise and Sessions are/were candidates for other positions but may reconsider with McCarthy out.
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« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2015, 05:25:42 PM »
Justin Amash
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« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2015, 07:29:07 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2015, 06:05:38 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2015, 08:54:09 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2015, 11:22:12 AM »
I try to abstain from empty quoting as much as possible, but there literally is just one sane option:
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« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2015, 11:31:12 AM »
Ryan of course.
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« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2015, 12:29:47 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2015, 12:25:38 PM »
« Edited: October 10, 2015, 12:29:41 PM by JackV982 »
If I could pick any Congressman to be Speaker, I'd say Joe Heck, but of the realistic people, Paul Ryan.
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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2015, 12:40:25 PM »
Ryan would be wonderful but his reluctance to take it could make the position even more difficult if it makes it apparent that he doesn't truly want to be there.

For entertainment purposes, I'd love to see Trey Gowdy get it.
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« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2015, 12:50:27 PM »
Congress has effectively become a three-party system, with the Hastert Rule being abandoned for most enacted legislation in the last few years. The Vichy Republicans may as well make this more explicit by forming a minority government with Democratic supply votes, perhaps giving a few members of Pelosi's clan strategic chairmanships. Then perhaps voters may wise up and primary them, and judge the effectiveness of the Congress as a de facto coalition government rather than a Republican majority.
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« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2015, 12:55:37 PM »
Quote from: mencken on October 10, 2015, 12:50:27 PM
Congress has effectively become a three-party system, with the Hastert Rule being abandoned for most enacted legislation in the last few years. The Vichy Republicans may as well make this more explicit by forming a minority government with Democratic supply votes, perhaps giving a few members of Pelosi's clan strategic chairmanships. Then perhaps voters may wise up and primary them, and judge the effectiveness of the Congress as a de facto coalition government rather than a Republican majority.

Interesting idea.

Of these choices, probably Xavier Bercerra. I think Pelosi is an objectively good Speaker, but wasn't great at selling the Democratic Party to the voters, and I blame her in large part for how bad 2010 ended up. I think Bercerra would probably be better at least in that regard.
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2015, 12:21:40 AM »
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, followed by Paul Ryan
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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2015, 12:26:29 AM »
« Edited: October 11, 2015, 12:52:11 AM by Moderate Hero Republican »
Newt Gingrich , he's the only one who can unite the entire GOP behind him
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2015, 12:31:57 AM »
1. Write-in: Justin Amash
2. Dan Webster
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2015, 10:50:41 AM »
Colin Powell. He has experience making tough deals, is a compromise kinda guy, and wants to get things done. No use throwing out the names of Democrats imo.
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2015, 11:40:56 AM »
Alan Alda. Any opportunity to hear him speak.
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« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2015, 11:46:44 AM »
Raul Grijalva, so the rest of the House could #feelthebern.
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