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Rhiannon12866

(224,855 posts) Fri Nov 29, 2024, 10:25 AM Nov 29

MAGA Mike PANICS has he MAY LOSE Majority - Meidas Touch

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson panicking as Democrats surprisingly flipped seats in the House at the last minute. - 11/29/2024.

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Maddow Blog-Just how small will the House Republican majority be in 2025? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 #1

Wow, well said, thanks! Rhiannon12866 Nov 29 #2

Mike Johnson is about to have a 1-2 seat majority in the House LetMyPeopleVote Nov 30 #3

Thanks!!! Rhiannon12866 Nov 30 #4

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Maddow Blog-Just how small will the House Republican majority be in 2025?

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Fri Nov 29, 2024, 04:16 PM

Nov 29

The problem for House GOP leaders isn't just the number of seats the party won. It's also the number of members joining the Trump administration.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/just-small-will-house-republican-majority-2025-rcna181678

At first blush, while Republican leaders are no doubt pleased to keep their majority, they have reason to be discouraged by the numbers: As of last week, the party had 221 seats in a chamber that has struggled to complete even the most basic legislative tasks. Indeed, thanks to its vanishingly small majority, the GOP hasn’t even been able to pass some of its own bills, which House Democrats were powerless to stop.

But let’s take a step further and note that while House Republicans have currently won 219 seats for the next Congress, that total includes:

Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who resigned last week and won’t return to Capitol Hill;
Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida, who’s giving up his seat to join Donald Trump’s White House team; and
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who’s giving up her seat to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

....Yes, these members will probably — but not definitely — be replaced with other Republicans. But as the new Congress gets underway, the House GOP will have a tiny majority that will barely exist as some members give up their seats for Trump administration jobs.

Passing legislation will be incredibly difficult. Electing a speaker on Day One might pose some challenges, too. Watch this space.