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As elected governments fall short on their pledges, some look approvingly to the authoritarian playbook. Are they right?
Mention the speaker of the party bailing in the middle of the election. >> he runs for reelection in this theory of the case? >> yes. >> he wins his seat and then he announces i'm leaving the house? >> this is speculative. >> okay. >> i will tell you the people i talked to in washington, which is the scenario they think is the most likely. >> so neera, he clearly, even in this scenario is finished with his career in the house. but i get charley's point, it would seem untenable that paul ryan could ask his members to walk the plank as it were on some of these votes, especially the health care v...
This scenario is finished with his career in the house. but i get charley's point, it would seem untenable that paul ryan could ask his members to walk the plank as it were on some of these votes, especially the health care vote and then not run for reelection himself and bear the heat on that, especially when facing a well financed democratic challenge. >> he's a well financed democratic challenge because of mistakes paul ryan has made like the one over the weekend. i want to pick up on something charley said it's not just the tweet that perfectly encapsulated the democratic argument against ...