My guess is that Democrats will extract the embarrassment of that and then throw a few votes to put him over the top. The alternative is that McCarthy and his leadership team drop out before/after the first vote, let the party put up a new candidate. I say that whatever it takes, they should stop McCarthy and his team from assuming leadership.
“I say that whatever it takes, they should stop McCarthy and his team from assuming leadership.”
I agree.
We’ve seen how much damage Boehner and Ryan did. McCarthy would be no different.
My thought is that the harder it is for McCarthy to get elected, the more power the conservatives have, as opposed to him using his “power” pre-election to cut deals under the table with conservatives and have an easy win where he won’t necessarily have to come through on his deals.
If he loses on even one or 2 rounds, his opposition can be more visible with their demands, and he’ll have to be more transparent and accountable with his promises.
I think delay is our friend here.
What does happen to the committees, though? Do they carry over from the old Congress or are they non-existent until new members are appointed for the new session?
Thanks, all for the comments,
Love,
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I don’t think the Dems need to vote for him. I think they can just stay home and not vote. Reducing the number of members voting will lower the threshold for victory enough that McStatist can win with 217,216,215…whatever he is able to get. The Dems will play along to get a globalist and avoid a nationalist leader.