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Tag: Leadership Spills

The crazies and the con man

October 12th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics

To understand Mr. Ryan’s role in our political-media ecosystem, you need to know two things. First, the modern Republican Party is a post-policy enterprise, which

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Representative Charlie Dent

Boehner ally: ‘Very real’ chance Republicans will need Democrats to elect next Speaker

October 8th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Party Politics, Public Service

We may need a bipartisan coalition to elect our next Speaker… That’s a very real possibility right now, and I think anybody who’s honest about

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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: We’re not endorsing anyone for speaker

October 8th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Party Politics, Public Service

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody.  (Laughter.)  Anybody have any news they’d like to discuss?  (Laughter.) QUESTION: — haven’t seen the remarks

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John Boehner walks away

Tongue-in-cheek Craigslist ad seeks applicants for Speaker of the U.S. House

October 8th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Party Politics, Public Service

This is brilliant. Democratic Congressman Mark Takano of California writes, “Republicans are struggling to select the next Speaker of the House. I thought I’d help

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