“Were at this point becuase of his feckless leadership.”
You are spot on.
Those conservatives in top committee assignments he axed had no incentive to meekly go along with him on raising taxes and getting blamed for it.
“Those conservatives in top committee assignments he axed had no incentive to meekly go along with him on raising taxes and getting blamed for it.”
Not to mention the freshmen or the people on their way out. They don’t owe him any loyalty.