Rep. Tom Emmer dropped his bid for speaker of the House of Representatives, just hours after he secured the nomination, with former President Donald Trump and dozens of Republican lawmakers expressing opposition to his candidacy.
I find it quite interesting that the two candidates that are perceived to be part of the existing Leadership haven’t gotten floor votes, while Jordan got floor votes that failed, and this new guy is likely to, also.
I wonder if this is intentional, because they are afraid of having Democrats decide to throw enough support to the centrist candidates to get them over the line, which would end the standoff but put the new Speaker in an even more precarious position.
Republicans can’t seem to solve this in their own Caucus, nor can they work with Democrats at all, even accidentally.
I find it quite interesting that the two candidates that are perceived to be part of the existing Leadership haven’t gotten floor votes, while Jordan got floor votes that failed, and this new guy is likely to, also.
I wonder if this is intentional, because they are afraid of having Democrats decide to throw enough support to the centrist candidates to get them over the line, which would end the standoff but put the new Speaker in an even more precarious position.
Republicans can’t seem to solve this in their own Caucus, nor can they work with Democrats at all, even accidentally.