yeah I think Kevin has to be more likely that Jordan at this point, neither are an overall favorite
nah this is way more like when trump endorsed roy moore.
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Would actual violence against a member (or their family member) break the MAGA spell and get the *moderatesā to form a coalition?
Paging @sweetsummerchild
It is an interesting question, particularly depending on how Trump reacted to it.
I sort of agree, but Iād say McHenry not McCarthy. Dems wonāt help McCarthy because they donāt trust him, and the people who started this shitshow look even dumber if McCarthy gets back in.
The ābreaking pointā isnāt violence itās what the Democrats did in Minnesota. The only political issue that matters right now is āare you owned by the wealthy and thus canāt do anything that would mildly disrupt the status quo?ā
This is the reason my political donations now are always 100% to Democratic primary campaigns. Itās the best value for money out there if youāre trying to actually make the world a better place. These insurgent campaigns tend to spend the money very efficiently and when they win it changes the situation in a meaningful way.
If Democrats had handled their trifecta the way the MN Dems handled theirs we would be headed in a very positive direction right now economically and politically as a country. Once someone does the stuff itāll be nearly impossible to unwind. Thereās a reason why despite decades of attempts to get rid of them social security, medicare, and medicaid all still exist.
So thatās the core problem, not the GOP who are intellectually bankrupt scammers, but corporate Democrats who kill positive momentum from within. The voters gave Democrats the house, the Senate, and the presidency so that the Democrats would right the ship, and that was prevented by corporate plants that limited the damage to the status quo that would have entailed.
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McCarthy with the nomination speech for gym.
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Not sure this is a Ted Cruz phone moment.
Jordan always voted for McCarthy for the initial speaker election (even when Jordan got double digit votes himself). And he wasnāt one of the 8 that voted to boot him.
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Itās already over, 5 letters into the alphabet.
Jesus. How much does that guy beat his wife?
Thereās going to be like 30+ no votes for Gym.
So apparently Gymmer is considering holding non-stop votes all weekend, but some GOP members may leave and the Dems may be able to hold firm. If a handful of GOP reps leave and no Dems do, thatāll be Speaker Jeffries.
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Goddamn would that be a hilarious outcome. The GOP getting the nominal majority and then just deciding it was too much trouble to govern and handing it back to the Dems would be chefs kiss perfect.
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The Legend of Zeldin is growing!
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Iām wondering if itās easier for āmoderateā Rās to leave and let Jeffries have the numbers than to stay and vote against Jordan or vote for a McHenry coalition. Like the own goal would get blamed on Gaetz and Jordan, right? Not on the moderates or McCarthy/McHenry supporters? Whereas the people making death threats arenāt going to like cutting a deal with the libs to empower McHenry.
@goofy say the line
https://x.com/maddowblog/status/1715388528857645377?s=46&t=XGja5BtSraUljl_WWUrIUg
REPUBLICANS MAY TRY TO OUST MCHENRY AS SPEAKER PRO TEM LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
https://twitter.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1715392592227991561