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DeSantis: Forget President, How ‘Bout Ben Carson for Speaker?

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 30, 2015 at 9:56pm

By Thomas McKinless and Emily Cahn

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Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Republican who is one of nine founding members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, said at a campaign event Sunday he’d be open to supporting an outsider for speaker when the House meets to vote for a new leader Oct. 8.

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