I think we all just have to normalize paying attention to and being involved in our government regularly.
2026-11-09 17:58:44
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haunted :
I absolutely love how you explain things. You make it make sense for dummies like me. Thank you for all you do
2026-11-09 16:56:10
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Harrison :
Maybe the house could find someone who is not a member of congress for the job!
2026-11-09 18:25:55
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jd_lily :
As a constituent of Warren's, I'd rather her be chairing the banking committee too. I'd rather see Bernie chairing HELP. I've not really seen any names put forward for either chamber that I wouldn't prefer chairing a committee.
2026-11-09 19:05:34
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Michael Bouchard :
At this point in history, “control both wings” = silence progressives to promote centrists and placate AIPAC.
2026-11-09 18:31:09
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notautumnlight9 :
We have GOT to get money out of politics as much as possible.
2026-11-09 17:28:19
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Megan :
Thank you for explaining. People seem to be thinking that the Speaker job should be like the leader of the Avengers or something. It’s a thankless administrative job.
2026-11-09 22:08:50
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grumpyotis :
I think they want to show unity right now, but as more people are calling to new leadership they are listening
2026-11-10 02:51:05
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NachoMan_RandySavage :
Its like that episode of IASIP where Dennis is going to run for Comptroller until he finds out what a comptroller does.
2026-11-09 23:24:40
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efenheck :
Gerald Ford dreamed of being Speaker of the House... he served as minority leader and then was tapped as VP for Nixon... and went down in history as the man that traded a pardon for the presidency... he should have never given out that pardon.
2026-11-10 13:55:56
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eric252525 :
Sp, so we'll said. Thank you. Lately everyone has focused doley on Jeffries not being Speaker which is weird to me. But it's not as easy as AOC just stepping in.
2026-11-09 21:48:27
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Kimberly Gillow372 :
I will say that I find it odd that Speaker of the House isn't more interesting to those who want to run for president given that it's the position that is 3rd in line after Prez and VP- you'd think a successful run there would be helpful to a presidential run.
2026-11-09 20:52:29
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jerseypicker58 :
Really I love Stacy Abrams
2026-11-10 01:48:00
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Hendawg :
I feel like this is an overall flaw in our system. Every single person there is there to represent their district or state, so yes, why would someone want to be it, but also we need leadership. How do you make those work. I want someone in the position that wants to lead.
2026-11-09 17:26:42
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TheView_FromMy_Window :
Thank You
2026-11-09 23:53:46
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The Renaissance Man :
We can only affect it so much by calling, harassing, bothering them. And yet they still take soooo much vacation time 💯.
2026-11-09 20:46:21
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Lacey 💙🇺🇸💙 :
Appreciate you explaining this
2026-11-09 16:57:13
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Irked Acorn :
Great summary. I also think anyone eyeing a 2028 presidential run doesn’t want to further split their time
2026-11-09 18:11:00
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Best Be Not Asking :
I kinda feel like because of all that there’s a good argument to be made that the speaker shouldn’t necessarily be someone elected to serve their constituents, but someone elected by the house to serve the house. Might get too far from democracy but it does seem to be quite a different job
2026-11-09 19:54:35
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JoeyB ❌🇺🇸 :
I appreciate having aspirations, I have some as well and my job is to do what I was hired and/or assigned to. We hired change and major change is not unprecedented so it’s what I expected to see.
2026-11-10 01:22:13
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Lerome D. Jackson :
I’m in dc there’s a local MD reporter who’s on social media and says Chris Murphy may be warming up to the idea, apparently his office is fielding a bunch of calls and emails to put his bid in for the senate
2026-11-09 21:34:48
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Deadlyskittles :
What changes could be made that would better help the American people? Should there be a distinct speaker or like a group of speakers having one soul person deciding what get voted on seems like too much power for one person
2026-11-09 20:43:13
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Elwood Blues :
I really appreciate you breaking all this stuff down for us, thank you. I understand why they'll probably be the leaders but I still really dislike both of them and don't believe they have our best interests in mind.
2026-11-09 19:54:14
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💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 :
for example Mike Johnson has consistently stated that the speakership was not a role he actively sought or anticipated. He assumed the position in October 2023 during a period of intense Republican division.
2026-11-09 21:35:20
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