# House Speaker Contest

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2022-11-12T00:48:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/2003 "2023-01-07T17:36:17Z")

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> [@Aspenglow](#):
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> It’s not just a fantasy that some moderate Republicans who may wish to hold their seats will prefer to caucus with Dems if the HMC and most of the existing reelected Republicans try to impose too much chaos.

“may wish”

That sounds more like speculation than evidence to me. The only evidence of any kind of actual negotiation with Dems during this debacle that I’ve seen is the tweet I quoted above. And note that Omar was re-tweeting someone else, not saying she herself was involved in any discussions. I’d be delighted to see some more evidence of _actual_ moderate GOP/Dem discussions if you can post it.

Do you think moderate repubs will sink the rules McCarthy negotiated with the Freedom Caucus when the vote comes on Monday?

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