The vote orchestrated by a group of far-right lawmakers leaves the House without leadership. The speaker was unable to manage a bitter power struggle within the Republican Party.
I’m finding this mess interesting: the MAGAs vote and debate like a third party, which kinda gives us a House with no majority party which is something we usually don’t get to see in America. And we’re getting the deadlocks that come from a chamber that isn’t willing to form a coalition - or at least not a reliable one.
I just hope the next speaker candidate doesn’t try for the same Republican-MAGA coalition. Although I’m prepared to be disappointed. Do you think there’s any chance a Republican would offer to sideline the MAGAs to get support from Democrats?
Under this analysis the Democrats have a plurality. How does that tend to work out in governments with more than two parties?
Honestly, any Republican that tries to work with the Democrats at this point is going to get eaten alive. Even if it’s a “moderate” one. They have completely gone off the deep end.
I just hope the next speaker candidate doesn’t try for the same Republican-MAGA coalition.
Any speaker who agrees to the absurd demand that 1 person can motion for removing the gavel is a fool and won’t be speaker for long. We all knew that when McCarthy agreed to it that he was on borrowed time. Hell he lasted longer than I thought.
I’m finding this mess interesting: the MAGAs vote and debate like a third party, which kinda gives us a House with no majority party which is something we usually don’t get to see in America. And we’re getting the deadlocks that come from a chamber that isn’t willing to form a coalition - or at least not a reliable one.
I just hope the next speaker candidate doesn’t try for the same Republican-MAGA coalition. Although I’m prepared to be disappointed. Do you think there’s any chance a Republican would offer to sideline the MAGAs to get support from Democrats?
Under this analysis the Democrats have a plurality. How does that tend to work out in governments with more than two parties?
Honestly, any Republican that tries to work with the Democrats at this point is going to get eaten alive. Even if it’s a “moderate” one. They have completely gone off the deep end.
Exactly, the only way to govern in a multi party system is bipartisan. Most Republicans cannot put anything above the party line anymore.
Well, the far right faction of Republicans did already side with Dems to oust the speaker.
Bipartisanship is alive and well!
Which given the composition of the Senate and that whole executive branch thing this means they’ll never get anything done.
Any speaker who agrees to the absurd demand that 1 person can motion for removing the gavel is a fool and won’t be speaker for long. We all knew that when McCarthy agreed to it that he was on borrowed time. Hell he lasted longer than I thought.