Why did Chip Flip?

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Roy and Self noted that they aren’t done negotiating, but their votes were a sign of McCarthy’s good-faith negotiating efforts. Republican members had a conference call Friday morning to flesh out where they all stood. While McCarthy indicated he had a path forward with Roy, the Austin Republican tweeted that “any agreement will take us ALL. We are making progress… but don’t let the sharks confuse the ongoing engagement.” “What we’ve agreed to in framework will need to have accountability. We need to be able to continue to trust that we’re gonna be able to execute on what we’ve agreed to in framework,” Roy told reporters after the vote. The members declined to go into the specifics, but Roy stressed that it was necessary for minority opinions within the chamber to get representation, including on the powerful Rules Committee. In response to reporting that limiting government spending could be part of the deal, Roy said there were no specific cuts under discussion but “we must put the brakes on out-of-control spending and that is very much a part of this discussion.” Dissenters were calling for a vote on legislation mandating a balanced budget. Whatever the deal turns out to be, Self said it will “change the House.”

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I had to engage in my day job today.

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Basically the negotiations with McCarthy gave him and others what they wanted.

In other words - they are weak and they caved in.

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The question is why did no other Republicans move to the 20 after 12 ballots?

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They were never going to turn the votes of GOPe corruptocrats and pedos.

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