Establishment Republicans Consider Working with Democrats to Pick House Speaker

[rightwinger]

For this to end, a deal HAS to be struck.

Problem is… can you trust McCarthy or any Republican to keep their word?

They haven’t so far

 

[rightwinger]

I like the play where Dems offer a moderate Republican the Speaker job and only need a handful of other moderate Republicans to elect them. Bypass all the stupid and get someone who will have to be reasonable.

Might work

But whoever is named will face the same problem that McCarthy does

A belligerent Right Wing that won’t cooperate with anyone.

Republican……My way or the highway

 

[M14 Shooter]

For this to end, a deal HAS to be struck.

Problem is… can you trust McCarthy or any Republican to keep their word?

You only ask this because you know, if the roles were reversed, the Democrats would not.

 

[Lesh]

Might work

But whoever is named will face the same problem that McCarthy does

A belligerent Right Wing that won’t cooperate with anyone.

Republican……My way or the highway

Yup

 

[scruffy]

I like the play where Dems offer a moderate Republican the Speaker job and only need a handful of other moderate Republicans to elect them. Bypass all the stupid and get someone who will have to be reasonable.

If I were GOP I'd be done bring reasonable with the left.

 

[M14 Shooter]

If I were GOP I'd be done bring reasonable with the left.

And rightly so.

 

[citygator]

Summary of the 20 voting for Jordan and objecting to McCarthy:

15 are incumbents and 5 are new
12 were 2020 election deniers
19 are in the Freedom Caucus
14 of the 15 incumbents objected to the 2020 Electoral College results
17 of the 20 were endorsed by Trump
8 of 20 are TX/FL/AZ
10 voted for Biggs on the first ballot

 

[M14 Shooter]

Summary of the 20 voting for Jordan and objecting to McCarthy:

15 are incumbents and 5 are new
12 were 2020 election deniers
19 are in the Freedom Caucus
14 of the 15 incumbents objected to the 2020 Electoral College results
17 of the 20 were endorsed by Trump
8 of 20 are TX/FL/AZ
10 voted for Biggs on the first ballot

Thanks for the trivia.

 

[Burgermeister]

For this to end, a deal HAS to be struck.

Problem is… can you trust McCarthy or any Republican to keep their word?

Don't trust Republicans or Democrats.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

If I were GOP I'd be done bring reasonable with the left.

No doubt you would MAGA.