Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
When Rep. Matt Gaetz decided in the fall that it was time to try to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the process was, by Capitol Hill standards, quick and efficient. On Monday, Oct. 2, the Florida Republican took the procedural step, filing what’s known as a motion to vacate the chair. On Tuesday, Oct. 3 — less than 24 hours after the motion was filed — McCarthy lost his gavel. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s campaign to bring down McCarthy’s successor is proving to be ... different.
” The article added that Greene and her allies are facing “their ultimate put-up-or-shut-up moment.” For her part, the Georgian insisted anew yesterday that Johnson’s “days as Speaker are numbered.
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