Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?

[bachophile]

[Mik]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mccarthy-s-defeat-is-a-victory-for-despotism/ar-AA1hGLTz?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=332f76ddf00b44219b84ee863b69d159&ei=28

[Mik]

Pence weighs in, and i think he nails it too. This is very bad for the GOP leading into primary season.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-reacts-to-mccarthy-s-ouster-as-speaker-of-the-house/vi-AA1hEeBb?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4de16432b48e4e568ea4dac7260ba7b5&ei=32

[Mik]

The drumbeat of GOP failure and disorganization continues.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-average-american-sees-this-and-says-way-to-go-republicans-mike-huckabee/vi-AA1hERLq?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4de16432b48e4e568ea4dac7260ba7b5&ei=61

[LuFins Dad]

Maybe it helps open the door for a moderate 3rd party option? It could also help galvanize the party against the MAGATS.

[Axtremus]

Maybe elect an Independent to be the next Speaker, with votes from both major parties.

[Mik]

@LuFins-Dad said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Maybe it helps open the door for a moderate 3rd party option? It could also help galvanize the party against the MAGATS.

That is quite possible.

[kluurs]

Jim Jordan says he’s interested in going for it.

[Axtremus]

Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.

[Jolly]

The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.

Go ahead, piss 'em off.

Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.

I'm a bit surprised. Steve has cancer.

[Mik]

Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. While I respect him a lot, the illness going to get in the way.

I think I'd prefer Jordan.

[Mik]

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.

Go ahead, piss 'em off.

Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years

With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.

[Mik]

What was the point of this snippy little action? Good, lord, the GOP needs to stay clear away from this stuff. Now you can say this is a punishment for backing the McCarthy ouster, but why would the Dems not want to help the GOP shoot itself in the foot?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-evicted-from-hideaway-offices-after-kevin-mccarthy-s-ouster/ar-AA1hHdrN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c295ea8d14d247cf9c4dea36f6322e89&ei=25

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.

Go ahead, piss 'em off.

Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years

With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.

Then write them off.

Enjoy!

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. While I respect him a lot, the illness going to get in the way.

I think I'd prefer Jordan.

Jordan is a firebrand. Won't work.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@Axtremus said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.

I'm a bit surprised. Steve has cancer.

I saw him walking and (barely) talking down a hallway today. He looked frail and dyspneic. Granted, it could be the chemo for his myeloma, but he didn't look too robust.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Then write them off.

Enjoy!

Have the MAGA folks shown any inclination whatsoever to compromise?

Why should the 70% kowtow to the 30%?

[Mik]

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.

Go ahead, piss 'em off.

Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years

With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.

Then write them off.

Enjoy!

No need to get snippy. We’re not so far apart, but my way or the highway just doesn’t fly in this nation. This was a tantrum and makes the GOP look unable to govern responsibly. Huge unforced error.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Then write them off.

Enjoy!

Have the MAGA folks shown any inclination whatsoever to compromise?

Why should the 70% kowtow to the 30%?

Because without that 30%, you're not getting elected President or getting elected to any national office in many districts or states.