I’m sure this thread is filled with whining comments that are detached from political reality.
As I said in July
“Unless he chokes to death on one of his cigarettes, there is roughly a zero % chance that anyone other than Boehner will be Speaker next year. Rat chances for majority are nihilistic. The most realistic scenario for a Boehner resignation would be a 1998 scenario, where the GOP surprisingly lost seats, that is not something any rational person hopes for. This fixation with removing the GOP leadership is not productive, the next leaders will compromise and lose popularity here as well, McConnell was very well liked here at one time. The leadership reflects the conference, the best thing to make the leadership compromise less is to elect as many Republicans as possible. The smaller the majority, the worse it is.”
Exactly.
There’s only been one conservative leader in either House of Congress over the last 50 years...and he was ignobly dumped by his caucus.
The GOP members WANT a moderate leader.
the best thing to make the leadership compromise less is to elect as many Republicans as possible
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That sounds like a plausible solution. However, with all due respect, you have a misplaced faith in the Republican Party. There are very powerful, intrenched money interests and a deep seated organizational culture in place that run the party with an iron fist. I know a number of people who have worked inside the GOP machine and just don’t believe the party is capable of meaningful change. Believe me, the TPTB in the party know how to manage those who would dare to challenge to the status quo.
It would take another Reagan to reform the party, but even then it would only be temporary.