[plain talk]

I wouldn’t hold this against Trump. The Republicans did not produce an alternative to McCarthy. Trump knew this.

[vivenne]

This. And they got many concessions out of McCarthy that he doesn’t have a lot of power.

[mac_truck]

The Republicans did not produce an alternative to McCarthy. Trump knew this.

C'mon man...your not supposed to say the quiet parts out loud

[Roadrunner383]

“The Republicans did not produce an alternative to McCarthy.”

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

There was not one realistic alternative to McCarthy nominated.

Jim Jordan would have been fine, but Jordan supported McCarthy straight down the line. Jordan voted for McCarthy every single vote. Jordan was never in play, at all.

So, for all the talk from The Holdouts, they couldn’t come up with a single member who could get over 20 votes.

[bray]

Trump threw his name into the hat and nobody voted for him.

[MayflowerMadam]

That’s why we’re the stupid party. They had months to recruit, vet, and groom a viable alternative. But they didn’t.

[mass55th]

"I wouldn’t hold this against Trump. The Republicans did not produce an alternative to McCarthy."

And that is why the Republican Party will never be reformed from within, or without. People will hold their nose and vote for a piece of crap, just to keep the seat Republican.