Some House Republicans may try to outflank the Democratic leadership by joining with moderate-to-conservative Dems to form a center-right coalition

From The Washington Post:

Some House Republicans may try to outflank the Democratic leadership by joining with moderate-to-conservative Democrats in the "Blue Dog" caucus to form a center-right coalition, according to Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.).

"The Blue Dog Democrats are going to have to defend the platform they ran on -- pro-life, small government, the like," Kingston said. "And we will have free agents within our own ranks. We're not going to have [minority whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)] coming up, saying, 'We really need you. We're within three votes of passing this bill.' We can do whatever we want."