Was the lack of a red wave a blessing in disguise?

[Missourian]

As I read this CNN article (archived if course)...

McCarthy faces make-or-break moment in vote to elect House speaker | CNN Politics

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy faces a make-or-break moment on Tuesday, as he seeks to lock down the support necessary to become the next speaker in a vote that could turn into a chaotic and contentious once-in-a-century floor fight.

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... and continue to ponder the dynamics of the current Speaker of the House election I'm left with the realization that a larger House margin only reduces the power of the Conservative Republican wing of the party...and that the thin margin may actual do more good than harm.

There is a possibility in this strategy that Establishment Republicans show their true colors and choose to embrace their brothers-in-arms on the liberal benches rather than compromise with their more conservative colleagues...but, honestly...that may be just as positive an outcome.

 

[Mac1958]

Or, they badly under-performed because the party has sold its soul, they deserve to lose right now because they're nuts, and the people see it.

 

[elektra]

If you read, CNN, you are misinformed and or repeating a false premise

 

[jwoodie]

The Senate will switch after the 2024 elections, but Biden will be able to get a lot of appointments approved until then.

 

[Missourian]

If you read, CNN, you are misinformed and or repeating a false premise

Accurate...but they were the ones with an article 18 minutes old.

 

[1srelluc]

Even if McCarthy secures the votes needed he is going to have to give up a lot of power. He won't be able to lord it over the freedom caucus. That's what the more narrow margin did for us.....A good thing IMHO.

Lock-step is what dems and RINOs do.

 

[Augustine_]

The GOP's about to spend the next 2 years letting the lunatics they've embraced humiliate the party and I'm going to love the show