and he knows all about the political ramifications of government shutdowns. He and McCarthy were both in leadership in 2013 when Republicans forced a shutdown in an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
And in recent weeks, Cantor has issued statements to the media warning Republicans that they’ll likely bear the brunt of public criticism if the government is forced to shut down because of GOP intransigence.I look back to the time when we first started this kind of thing in 2013, and at that point, it was a much clearer fight that we were engaged in. That was the fight over the beginning of Obamacare.
“Increasingly, what you’re seeing now is ... the faction in the House which just won’t accept the reality of divided government,” he said of so-called MAGA Republicans in the House. He referenced Republican politicians — like Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida — who he said are using the potential of a looming shutdown to increase and rile up their social media clout.
All of this underscores the predicament McCarthy has created for himself. In his bid to become speaker, he agreed to House rules that make it easy for conservative lawmakers to remove him from leadership if he defies them. But Cantor has seen what happens when you acquiesce to shutdown demands from right-wingers. And he’s a living, cautionary tale for McCarthy: Even if he gives these extremists the shutdown they want, he may still end up getting the blame — and the boot, as well.
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