Because there are too many Boner and McConnell clones in the Republican House.
“Because there are too many Boner and McConnell clones in the Republican House.”
The leaders of a party in Congress know which representatives are taking bribes, which representatives are cheating on their wives or husbands, which representatives have drug and alcohol problems, which representatives have severe financial problems, etc. It isn’t just the FBI, NSA, and IRS who have the dirt. In addition Boehner and McConnell have the ability to dispense favors - campaign cash, projects in the home district, committee and subcommittee chairmanships. Finally, the big donors to the party and individual Congressmen don’t want a leadership fight. Most representatives are corrupt and vulnerable to extortion. They fear what the Speaker and the Majority leader know and will reveal if they don’t stay in line.