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Ep. 29: How GOP Election Losses Could Imperil House Speaker Ryan

The Big Story

By Adriel Bettelheim, CQ Staff, Lindsey McPherson and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 1, 2016 at 4:57pm

Democrats are poised to pick up House seats. If GOP losses are particularly heavy, then Republicans are likely to blame Speaker Paul Ryan, say CQ Roll Call’s Elections Editor Nathan L. Gonzales and reporter Lindsey McPherson.

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