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House Republicans Are Already Crashing And Burning

House Republicans Are Already Crashing And Burning

House Republicans are paralyzed by the speaker fight and could fall apart before they ever take the majority.

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Dec 18, 2022
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House Republicans have a problem. There are a sizable number of them who do not want Kevin McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House under any circumstances. Democrats already have their ducks in a row. They are organized and ready to go, but Republicans are a mess.

The AP reported:

Taking hold of a perilously slim 222-seat Republican majority in the 435-member House and facing a handful of defectors, McCarthy is working furiously to reach the 218-vote threshold typically needed to become speaker.

“The fear is, that if we stumble out of the gate,” said Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a McCarthy ally, then the voters who sent the Republicans to Washington “will revolt over that and they will feel let down.”

By only having a four-seat majority, it was already likely that House Republicans were going to stumble. Unlike, the House Demo…

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