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brush

(57,649 posts)
6. Turns out Gaetz getting the AG nod is a silver lining for us.
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 05:27 PM
Thursday

Now the guy with the fivehead is out of his House seat, the AG's office, Desantis has said he won't tap him to replace Rubio in the Senate, so now Gaetz is just a pedophile with no prospects but to retreat back to daddy's money.

brush

(57,649 posts)
8. I doubt even Johnson and the House rethugs will rescind that reject's resignation.
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 05:44 PM
Thursday

Too many people hate Gaetz for debacle which he led in the fight for McCarthy's Speakership two years ago.

Sogo

(5,785 posts)
9. True, they do, but the resignation pertains to the current Congress, correct?
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 05:46 PM
Thursday

Does it extend to the future Congress? If it tips the control, I'm sure they'd tolerate him....

brush

(57,649 posts)
10. The rethugs hare an 8-seat majority now. I think they'll go with that until DeSantis scheudles and fills the seat...
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 06:27 PM
Thursday

with a special election. I assume the governor will do that asap so that another republican can get elected to it. And in Florida that's highly likely.

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