• YaBoyMax@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    They still have a 6-seat lead, and even if two or three resignations follow they’ll still have a 1-seat buffer on party-line votes.

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      10 months ago

      Each fewer Republican bolsters the absolute crazy wingnut side that torpedoed McCarthy to torpedo whatever else they want so it matters, but only because it makes it even more likely that they will have to compromise with the Democrats.

      This is a good thing.

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        10 months ago

        If two Republicans vote with the Democrats, the Republicans still have a majority, but the vote is split if three decide to vote with the Democrats. (219 - 3 = 216; 213 + 3 = 216)

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          10 months ago

          I came to the same math, but the article states “on any party-line issues”. If its a party-line issue, doesn’t that define that all the party will vote on one side or the other?