A Deal Made Among Democratic House Speaker Hopefulls

dpotts — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:10 -0700

I'm getting word that a backroom deal was made yesterday about a possible speaker run should the Democrats take back the Ohio House. Apparently Armond Budish and Matt Szollosi have cut a deal to work together.

Now for the interesting part: Budish would take the speaker role while Szollosi would be his #2, the exact opposite of what many seemed to expect.

The reasons for this apparent switch in status aren't clear, but it's worth pointing out that Budish raked in more cash than any other Democrat in the statehouse last quarter.

If this is true (and I believe it is), these two probably hope to consolidate support from the more moderate House members to propel them past a more progressive candidate.

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A Deal Made Among Democratic House Speaker Hopefulls