▲ 845 ▼ Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 263 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] derf82@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) If that was a possibility, I would think they would have done so in one of the 14 ballots before Republicans settled on McCarthy. Look what they did to Liz Chaney. They would expel a Republican that did that from the party, and then they would Primary them out of office. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Any Republican that works with Dems any more than McCarthy is likely to be primaried. They have brainwashed their base to think Dems = Evil, and working with them is worse than a deal with the Devil. Republicans are stuck in this weird place where they do not have enough votes for a majority without the freedom caucus, but the base will replace them if they work with Dems. As such, they placate the freedom caucus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Any Republican that works with Dems any more than McCarthy is likely to be primaried. They have brainwashed their base to think Dems = Evil, and working with them is worse than a deal with the Devil. Republicans are stuck in this weird place where they do not have enough votes for a majority without the freedom caucus, but the base will replace them if they work with Dems. As such, they placate the freedom caucus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derf82@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Any Republican that works with Dems any more than McCarthy is likely to be primaried. They have brainwashed their base to think Dems = Evil, and working with them is worse than a deal with the Devil. Republicans are stuck in this weird place where they do not have enough votes for a majority without the freedom caucus, but the base will replace them if they work with Dems. As such, they placate the freedom caucus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent