Yes, MTG explained this dynamic:
There is only a handful of MAGA house republicans, but the slim R majority can work in MAGA’s favor. MAGA’s best power play is controlling the swing vote - not trying to win the speakership.
If they let KM be speaker, the RINOs will save face and not have theiw feewings huwt - but everything they try to pass, they will need MAGA to put them over the top vs Democrats.
If they oust KM, it will be the opposite; everything MAGA tries to do, the RINOs have veto power - and now they will be out for blood. And since they are shallow, power-happy a-holes, they would rather let the Dems win than see MAGA win.
KM’s warning is basically - let us save face and we’ll work with you - embarrass us and we will work with the Dems.
It’s a numbers game and MAGA just doesn’t have the numbers yet to act cocky.
She’s right!
But the typical Republican battle for purity will likely ruin things. Purity not power is the battle cry!
So basically it’s KM or no one else. How foolish is that. No Dem will ever go on the (R) side but (R)s will go on the Dem side. McCarthy is useless so if you like the same then go at it. He can make all the promises but he’s a Rino thru & thru. he won’t allow bills to come to the floor just like The Turtle. Is that what you want? You want a guy that last night apparently sat with Hunter Biden at Macron dinner? Look - put another speaker that is willing to go all in for “The People” and if that takes the Rinos over to the (D) side we have no different than last 2 yrs. If that’s what Rinos want so be it. How about standing tall for the Republic just once & quit now the fake facade that is all of corrupt D.C.