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2023-10-04 05:39:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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This is partially false. The Speaker of the House is not necessarily chosen by the majority party, but by a majority of the House of Representatives. Most recently, in 1917, Republicans obtained a plurality of House seats, but a multi-party coalition led to a Democratic Speaker https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/05/narrow-majorities-in-u-s-house-have-become-more-common-but-havent-always-led-to-gridlock/
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