jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoNew York Dem. Kennedy wins special House election, shrinking GOP majoritywww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down10
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkNew York Dem. Kennedy wins special House election, shrinking GOP majoritywww.salon.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareFrog-Brawler@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months ago🤷♂️ we’re pretty much at lame duck congress already.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoReps serve 2 years, they still have like 20% of their non-lame duck time left
minus-squarephdepressed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoSpecial election, special rules. He’s gotta do a primary in June and be voted on in the general again in November.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoSure, that’s how special elections work, you only finish the current term
🤷♂️ we’re pretty much at lame duck congress already.
Reps serve 2 years, they still have like 20% of their non-lame duck time left
Special election, special rules. He’s gotta do a primary in June and be voted on in the general again in November.
Sure, that’s how special elections work, you only finish the current term