it doesn’t rest totally on him - the firebrands who brought down McCarthy without a plan can see the results: a shrinking R presencein the House, now at a majority of one; increased spending and the US deeper in debt and mired in war. own it, supporters. this was a debacle led and followed by hotheads.
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Good observation. One reason Democrats rule is because they don’t do circular firing squads.
The other reason is they infiltrated the Republican Party with phony Conservatives.