Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.
Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.
Like avoiding a government shut down and aid to Ukraine? It’s not like they’re getting much better deals even if they help elect Cheney as speaker.
Why would they want to, though? They’ll let the Republicans swing in the wind, especially if they can get major priorities done through limited powers granted to McHenry on a temporary basis. That gives them more control, and like we’ve both acknowledged–this can be an electoral disaster for Republicans.
I said the base. Even in Biden districts, they can’t piss off the base too much unless they don’t feel like being the republican nominee.
Like bringing to a floor vote everything Dems want to have a vote on.
They’re already sending letters saying to give it too McHenry in 15-day increments to get a budget/another round of CR’s and aid to Ukraine handled. I don’t think it’ll be everything the dems want but it also won’t be McHenry can bring anything he wants to the floor.