Posted on 11/17/2022 2:39:01 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — Republicans managed to make their victory in the House seem like a loss by underperforming so badly. But while they did not win control by anywhere near the margin that they anticipated, they did win. And in the House, even the barest majority can work its will if it can hold together to produce 218 votes.
The main question going forward is whether Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, who was nominated Tuesday to lead the new Republican majority, can achieve the unity necessary to perform fundamental tasks such as funding the government, or whether unyielding far-right members will make the new speaker’s life miserable and the House an unmanageable mess.
The likely single-digit-seat victory will allow Republicans to claim power — including subpoena power — set the agenda, run the committees and try to hold President Joe Biden’s feet to the fire with a string of promised investigations.
Despite their underwhelming showing, Republicans are unlikely to be chastened into cooperating with Biden and no doubt will plunge ahead aggressively once they get their hands on the gavels. For many, that was the point of the election. Their agenda is investigative, not legislative.
For McCarthy, his party’s win came in the worst possible way. The much thinner than expected majority means fewer Republicans from swing districts who might be averse to provoking chaos, making him more reliant on the fire-breathing hard-right members who triumphed in safe, ruby-red districts on the promise of political warfare against Biden.
At the same time, he will need to protect the less incendiary freshmen, such as the newcomers from New York who will be the top targets of Democrats beginning almost immediately.
The margin and the mix could combine to make the House all but ungovernable.
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What can be done undone? All they can do is block and jamb the gears.
The same people who did those tasks before Biden took office.
How about the same way the democrats did !!!
No.
New York Times - any questions?
I guess this slug would rather have the republicans continue the Democrats 6 year imaginary Russia collusion farce!
Ryan and McConnell decided early on in 2017 that their opposition was Trump and his supporters, not the democrats.
The Republicans can’t run a picnic.
There will be so many sellouts to the Democrats and back door deals made that by 2024 the GOP House will be despised by conservatives and MAGA.
I'm sure Mr. Soros will find a good price for them.
They are already plotting on how to keep President Trump from winning in 2024.
Finally. Someone who gets it.
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