As Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) launches his rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), multiple reports indicate that House Republicans are looking to get rid of the Florida congressman altogether. According to a report from CNN, an unnamed House Republican said that the caucus wants Gaetz gone — and that they may use the findings
If they do and don’t elect a Republican to replace him, and if they expel Santos and his replacement in the special election isn’t a republican, there goes the GOP majority
Odds of the house GOP giving up their majority/control are exceedingly low. If there’s one thing they’ll prioritize, it’s keeping their own power
I increasingly believe that they don’t actually care. For the hardliners, keeping a majority is like a distant second place motivation to just keeping their own jobs, and they are under bigger threat from the right in these districts. Really, the house majority probably ranks like third or fourth somewhere between “get book deal where the RNC buys 100k copies” and “take bribes from Russia.” All things which are arguably easier as an opposition party which doesn’t actually have to govern.
If they do and don’t elect a Republican to replace him, and if they expel Santos and his replacement in the special election isn’t a republican, there goes the GOP majority
Odds of the house GOP giving up their majority/control are exceedingly low. If there’s one thing they’ll prioritize, it’s keeping their own power
I increasingly believe that they don’t actually care. For the hardliners, keeping a majority is like a distant second place motivation to just keeping their own jobs, and they are under bigger threat from the right in these districts. Really, the house majority probably ranks like third or fourth somewhere between “get book deal where the RNC buys 100k copies” and “take bribes from Russia.” All things which are arguably easier as an opposition party which doesn’t actually have to govern.