A bipartisan solution to the GOP's leadership problems still sounds farfetched to most. But then, so does Jim Jordan's prospects of winning next week.

Centrists are signaling they’re open to a deal. Democrats are outlining terms. With no speaker in sight yet, House Republicans are ramping up their discussions about a way to reopen the chamber.

A bipartisan solution to the GOP’s leadership chaos still sounds farfetched to most on the Hill — but then, so does the idea that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) might overcome his dozens of skeptics and win a floor vote early next week.

  • @FlowVoidEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Republicans already worked with Democrats, when 126 Republicans joined nearly all Democrats to avert a government shutdown.

    Note that the bill passed by a wide margin, so any Republican could have voted the other way if they thought their vote would hurt them in a primary. At this point, I think a lot of Republicans are more worried about the general than the primary.