More "fed up" Republicans may leave before the election in hopes of cashing in on the private sector, reporter says.
More "fed up" Republicans may leave before the election in hopes of cashing in on the private sector, reporter says
More House Republicans may quit before the end of their terms, which could potentially allow Democrats to regain control of the chamber before the elections.
The early departures of Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., dropped the Republican majority’s margin to just one vote. Gallagher’s planned departure on April 19 is immediately after a date that would trigger a special election to fill his seat, meaning it is expected to stay empty until in the election.
But “other Republicans are angling to get out as soon as they can,” Fox News’ Chad Pergram reported. “A big payday in the private sector could lure some members to cash in their voting card early.”
Pergram reported that some House Republicans are “fed up” and “just exasperated.”
“Personally, if you’re going to make a commitment to the people that elect you, that you’re going to serve for two years unless you have a really good reason not to serve, then why would you do that? And aren’t we team Republican?” she asked.
They genuflect at the altar of business, and then say, “wait aren’t we team Republican?” You fuckin idiot. What even is a Republican anymore? Grifters, cash grabbers, rapists, and people who swear by “individualism.” A “team” of greedy individualists. “Where’s the loyalty to individualism?!” they scream.
Uh oh, spaghetti-o's! Was filling your party with a bunch of money hungry, spineless, bootlickers not such a great idea? No. It's the liberals that are wrong. Must lick boot harder.
Current House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the even more corrupt and hostile towards the left wing of the party protégé of Nancy Pelosi. That's to the right of where most Republicans were a decade or two ago.
I love that when I click on your name, the first comment is “I wonder if his piss voice conducts electricity like its namesake, in which case I better watch my ass while farting around him 🤔”
Either that, or they're afraid of another Jan 6 (because that's not unlikely to happen whether he wins or loses), and thus afraid that they're gonna get caught in the crossfire on that one (potentially literally).
Fun fact: every newborn since the year 2000 has a 3%-5% chance of being a GOP speaker of the house one day. My niece just turned 11 and she's been speaker of the house twice, and hopes to be minority whip later this fall!
Civil War of 1861? Due to ejections of insurrectionists and abandonment for rebellion, the Senate flipped and the nascent Republicans got control of the House, Senate, and Presidency.
I think Democrats were already favored to win the House in 2024 before the Republican exits. And Republicans are favored to win the Senate given how many seats Democrats are defending in red and red-leaning states.
I'm no Constitutional scholar, but since the GOP is so racked with infighting, could the Dems call for a new Speaker (or use MTG's recent proposal) and elect one of their own even before they have the majority? It would only take one or two disgruntled Republicans sitting out the vote... Seems worth a try anyway.
Maybe tie a carrot to it, like outlawing Jewish Space Lasers.... It's neither the moderate nor the hard-line Republicans you need, it's just a couple of the crazy stupid ones who vote the way they tweet.
Yeah but Democrats probably wouldn’t actually capitalize on this like they could, the Democrat elected would just function as a Republican and Democrat politicians will be like “ha, see we showed them!”.
As a leftist? No, I have been waiting for democrats to actually wield power for most of my life instead of managing a conservative status quo, I would immediately notice that kind of change.
Yeah but Democrats probably wouldn’t actually capitalize on this like they could, the Democrat elected would just function as a Republican and Democrat politicians will be like “ha, see we showed them!”.
Almost assuredly, but it would also be 'kicking the anthill' a bit to the Republicans. The house is all they really have right now (excepting the supreme court), and they've had it for a long time. They haven't done shit with it.
One thing American voters do understand is that voting is transactional. Its why Trump remains so popular as a political figure, because for better or worse, he delivered for his voters on what they were voting for. The Republicans in the House simply haven't delivered on shit. This works against them, and taking leadership of the house away from them 'about now' going into an election would be basically disastrous for their election hopes. Whats the point of putting Republicans into the House if they don't do shit with the power you give them.
And to your other points made for the low/ no information neo-liberal apologists like @stanleytweedle, the Democrats suffer from this same issue in their unwillingness to ever actually do anything with the power they are given. We elect them to govern and they fail to do so. Democrats are even less interested in their own agenda than Republicans, and this is the central issue in why votership is so disenfranchised in the US. So in regards to the House races, its a race to the bottom in terms of worthlessness. Democrats could set up a political dynasty that would last generations (like they did under Roosevelt) if they would just commit to policies that make a direct, tangible, and timely difference in peoples lives (LIKE THEY DID UNDER ROOSEVELT!!). Instead we get the neoliberal worship of technocracy and credentialism. Bruh just give us the fucking healthcare we already pay for.
the Democrat elected would just function as a Republican
Since that Democrat would be current House Minority Leader Hakeem "Nancy Pelosi's even more corrupt and hostile towards the left wing of the party protégé" Jeffries, that isn't far from literal truth at all.
Nancy Pelosi the person who defended the right for senators and their spouses to trade stocks in industries they are involved in crafting legislation for because…… because…… omm……. Freedom! Yeah!