“It’s about 6 seats below 2/3, which allows fifteen or so liberal Republicans to join Democrats to name the Speaker.”
One or two terms prior, it was just about 2/3’s, yet they still chose that LOSER as Speaker.
It’s just PATHETIC. I haven’t Republican at the State House in years, and will not do it again until they show me that they can elect a Speaker who is somewhat conservative.
San Antonio’s Alamo Heights areas insists on keeping Straus; a conservative named Jeff Judson barely registered in the March 1 primary against Straus.