#speaker
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Buttigieg for Speaker
The speaker doesn't have to be a member of the House. I was thinking Pete Buttigieg would be excellent. Really smart, very good presenter and advocate, and has been in the exec branch himself for four years so might better understand where the pressure points are. And Repubs like him. They like him on Fox (actually they seem to like all the 2026-minted Dems in Congress). Buttigieg probably wouldn't be a great vote counter, but the Speaker has a dual role, basically the highest ranking Democrat in government. They always overlook this and go for the guy who is the best whip and money raiser (wh
Scripting News · EN
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The Speaker Who Gave the House Away
His legacy will be the abdication of the legislative branch’s power.
The Atlantic · EN