This weekend, McCarthy's odds of success went from bad to worse. (via MaddowBlog)
Making matters worse for McCarthy is the faction appears to be growing, not shrinking. Yesterday, a group of nine conservatives
At the start of every Congress, the House adopts a package of procedural rules that govern how the chamber will operate for the next two years. The package is generally overlooked, but far-right Republicans have focused heavily on it in recent weeks, seeing it as a key vehicle to give them more power.
Because the public needs a functioning House — and ideally, a majority party capable of governing. If the GOP struggles to elect a speaker, it would represent a new level of Republican chaos.in The New York Times today, “If Republicans are unable to muster the votes for a speaker, it will make very clear from the outset they cannot be counted on to fulfill the body’s basic responsibilities.”That would be the first ballot, making a second ballot necessary.
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