# US Midterm Election watch along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619 "2022-11-09T00:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 685
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/685 "2022-11-12T00:49:45Z")
It does deserve its own thread I think. > [@House Speaker Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770): > > This has been discussed in the midterms thread but really is better placed as a thread of its own. The “Freedom Caucus” is more than capable refusing support unless they get what they want. OTOH there have got to be a few GOP representatives who won in very purple districts, and for whom signing on to weekly impeachments and constant investigations is a recipe for losing next cycle. Is it possible that the Freedom Caucus can hold their collect breath until the Speaker turns blue? … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619)._