Why the heck would the controlling party accept him? Teach him to feel like a loser.
Well the Dems would accept him, because he really is one of them.
You make a good point about the Republicans if they win the majority - they shouldn’t accept him in their caucus, though I’m not sure if they could stop that.
This is the kind of guy that is found in a back alley at 4 in the morning, dead...