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So the question becomes: what contribution can dems make to ending this

Current bout of dysfunctionality? I waffle a bit in my feelings about whether they should have saved McCarthy - I get why they didn’t, but sort of wish we still had him rather than our current mess.

If one of the two non-election deniers wins the nod from the repub conference, should dems try to support him? They may not want to without expressed concessions, but I wonder if that wouldn’t be best overall for the country.

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Posted: 10/24/2023 at 09:52AM

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