Whip it good? Not exactly, say Democrats who watched the GOP speaker fight
"I never understood the mindset of walking into an election saying you’re going to lose it," the aide added.
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"I never understood the mindset of walking into an election saying you’re going to lose it," the aide added.
But by the time he walked out of the House chamber, the placemats were all set for his 2020 re-election campaign.
“We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction,” he said. “Tonight, I ask you to choose greatness.”