Dems bask in the speaker schadenfreude

Jan 5 2023 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

It’s the third day of a leaderless House, and Democrats are in no mood to bail Republicans out.

“They're not desperate enough yet,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who is precisely the type of moderate Democrat who would be involved in compromise conversations with the GOP.

Eventually, she said she may be open to reaching a deal on a “consensus” candidate, such as when issues such as staff pay or inability to act on national security matters hit a breaking point. But...

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