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Lee County voters who prefer to vote at the polls got an early jump beginning this past weekend, with vote-by-mail already underway. Early voting for the Aug.
Clamoring for paul ryan? >> daniel webster really only appeals to that segment of republicans ron was referring to, the hard-line conservatives are getting behind him. that's only about 40 votes. you need 218 to be elected speaker, 125 to be nominated by your party. jason chaffetz, he's not totally loved by the establishment wing or conservative wing. his support is not as deep as others. that's why paul ryan is viewed as the consensus candidate. you hear moderates, i quoted charlie den in the that story, he was a moderate, he who's supporting paul ryan and you is conservatives who love paul r...
>> ron, this is a staggering power play here. this is 40 people who essentially didn't just push out as speaker john boehner but now have prevented kevin mccarthy from taking the seat. there are 247 republicans in the house. of those 247 republicans, there are 40 who are members of the so-called freedom caucus. that is the group that just has been standing firm and saying you know what, no way, no way on john boehner and now no way on kevin mccarthy. can 10% of the house of representatives continue to hold up, you know, the legislative, governing process of the united states? >> the mainstream...