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McSally win gives GOP historic majority in House
WAPO ^ | Dec. 17, 2014 | Sean Sullivan

Posted on 12/17/2014 1:18:39 PM PST by PROCON

Republicans clinched their 247th U.S. House seat on Wednesday when GOP challenger Martha McSally officially unseated Rep. Ron Barber (D-Ariz.), bringing to an end the final unresolved congressional election of the midterms and handing the GOP its largest majority in the chamber since the Great Depression.

McSally's narrow win, which came after a recount, means that House Republicans will begin the 114th Congress with a 247-188 advantage over Democrats. It is the largest GOP majority since Republicans claimed 270 seats in the 1928 election.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; 2014elections; gop; republicans
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To: PROCON

BIG DEAL! Just one more to stab conservatives in the back.


21 posted on 12/17/2014 1:42:25 PM PST by nomad
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To: PROCON

Yes!!!


22 posted on 12/17/2014 1:45:33 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: Don Corleone

Giffords funnelled more than $2 million through her anti-gun group Americans for Responsible Solutions, but the effort was not enough to overcome what the National Rifle Association hailed as a clear rejection of the anti-gun movement.

Two million less for Giffords and her asshole friends.


23 posted on 12/17/2014 1:46:23 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: albie

#BootBohener


24 posted on 12/17/2014 1:47:41 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: PROCON

…and they immediately handed it over to the Democrats.


25 posted on 12/17/2014 1:47:52 PM PST by Savage Beast (Hubris and denial overwhelm Western Civilization. Nemesis and tragedy always follow.)
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To: stboz

#BootBoehner


26 posted on 12/17/2014 1:48:13 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: vette6387

Need 67 in Senate, got 13 dems that will vote aye???


27 posted on 12/17/2014 1:49:39 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: CPT Clay

#BootBoehner needs to be tweeted to EVERY Pubbie in the House.


28 posted on 12/17/2014 1:51:08 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: PROCON

FINALLY!! She won two years ago, but her margin wasn’t large enough to overcome the Dem cheating in the recount. Good for you this time, Ms McSally!


29 posted on 12/17/2014 1:55:28 PM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: PROCON

Big deal. Just means that many more stinking RINO republicans to bend over, grab their ankles and give their all to the dimocrats and Osama Hussein Obama. They have a majority in the Senate and House, yet they GIVE Hussein EVERYTHING HE WANTS!!! The Cowards of the RINOs aren’t going to do a stinking thing to get rid of his crap. Go to a web site called Raptureforums.com and there is a great political comic there today. Show exactly what the RINOs and commies are doing to the Voters!!! Check it out.


30 posted on 12/17/2014 2:00:07 PM PST by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: PROCON

Way to go! The rats usually have a lot of ballots laying around, to overcome close elections, but not this time!


31 posted on 12/17/2014 2:00:13 PM PST by Bruce Kurtz
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To: vette6387

how about with a mass movement of torches and pitchforks ?
the Occupy a-holes aren’t the only ones that can play this game .
Look at Germany


32 posted on 12/17/2014 2:04:19 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: PROCON

Will not make any difference until Bonehead and McDorkell are schlepping suitcases at the local airport.


33 posted on 12/17/2014 2:06:30 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Jane Long

Enthusiastically spread the word about the “Protest Against Obama Amnesty” rally across America for 2015-01-03 ... Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions, Mike Lee (et al) will GREATLY appreciate our support ... A great Patriot turn-out WILL encourage the Senate and House GOP to dump McConnell and Boehner ... God Bless America ... Facebook page “Obama Amnesty National Protest : 2015-01-03” ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680NlRI3v2I ... Thanks to All !!! ... Protest team planning guide at “http://www.engineering-excellence.us/stop_obama_amnesty.html"; ...


34 posted on 12/17/2014 2:06:46 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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To: nomad

“BIG DEAL! Just one more to stab conservatives in the back.”
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You must be a lot of fun at a party.

But seriously, I think she’ll be just fine. She surely will be far better than the despicable Barber.


35 posted on 12/17/2014 2:10:03 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: Da Coyote
Will not make any difference until Bonehead and McDorkell are schlepping suitcases at the local airport.

Agreed. I suppose we can keep overloading Congressional telephone lines to show our displeasure...What else can we do?

36 posted on 12/17/2014 2:11:00 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: vette6387; All
And just how are “we” going to do that with Boner,
McScummy, and the other so-called “GOP Leadership?”
Oh and let’s not forget Scrotum Chin McConnell over
in the Senate. The GOPE needs their RAT consorts to
pass their legislation.
We really need to rip "these traitors a new one"...


and wipe that "Smug" off those B@$t@rds' face.

GOP/e
G
ivingO'BamaPower/everytime


37 posted on 12/17/2014 2:13:55 PM PST by skinkinthegrass ("Bathhouse" E'Bola/0'Boehmer/0'McConnell; all STINK and their best friends are flies. d8^)
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To: PROCON; All
Good maybe she'll be one of the 30 or more who don't vote for Boehner...

You gotta read this on how unseat the Speaker...

http://www.redstate.com/2014/12/16/house-conservatives-have-the-power-and-should-depose-speaker-john-boehner/

38 posted on 12/17/2014 2:14:24 PM PST by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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To: taildragger

Thanks for the link.


39 posted on 12/17/2014 2:18:27 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: CPT Clay

Even worse than Giffords, who after all was shot in the head by the psych, is her ex-astronaut husband, who is using her injury in lieu of working for a living.


40 posted on 12/17/2014 2:30:21 PM PST by txrefugee
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