The crackup in the House GOP has gotten so bad that some Republicans are now asking Democrats for help in electing a speaker. So far, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the current favorite among the right, hasn’t gotten anywhere close to the 217 votes he needs to secure the job.
With Republicans fractured and in need of saving, what should happen is that a few vulnerable members (such as those representing districts Joe Biden won in 2020) join Democrats in supporting Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), for the position. But that’s unlikely, because any Republicans who dare to do this would see their careers implode.
The next best thing, then, is a deal that both sides can accept. Republicans will have to offer meaningful concessions to Democrats to have any hope of getting their support for a consensus, relatively moderate GOP speaker.
At an absolute minimum, a compromise would tackle the core problem: That a few extreme members can propel the House into total meltdown, rendering it ungovernable. Several high-profile, non-MAGA Republicans, such as Reps. Mike D. Rogers (Ala.) and María Elvira Salazar (Fla.), have publicly called on Democrats to specify what they would need to throw the GOP a lifeline — and Democrats have several ideas in mind.
Do you actually think he could or would read that?
You can't educate MAGAts. You dont understand who you're dealing with.
This isn't to educate the MAGAts. It's to counter their BS and propaganda. It's to keep some rando from seeing the MAGAt's thing last, and not seeing some sort of counter basically saying "This guy is shovelling bullshit." Because if you don't counter it, the moderate middle buys it, and now you have to excise it from the BS peddlers. Do you WANT MAGAts to have unfettered and unopposed opportunities to push their bullshit?
No, I have been calling for the repeal of the Telecommunications Act and reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. That is where MAGAts bullshit is pushed, and that is how they were created.