Jim Jordan's sudden demise shows how hard it will be for any candidate to unite the party in the House.

By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent

Republicans are back to square one. It’s a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.

More than two weeks after a handful of House conservatives ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, the party is still looking for a someone who can successfully reach the top of the board.

No one yet has even come close.

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  • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I feel like it’s important to remember that this does nothing to change the beliefs of the lunatic right. The fact that they can’t govern or even decide on a leader and are breaking a part of the government is NOT a negative.

    For many of their constituency, it either doesn’t matter or is a an implicit (or explicit) positive. The House could simply never elect a leader, cause the inevitable catastrophic consequences that would follow, and it would simply reaffirm their allegiance and belief structure.

    Think about that. That’s the thing that makes me truly worried we are actually seeing a full breakdown of American democracy: that for many, several of whom are members of the House, the full breakdown Is. The. Point.