The move against President Biden, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been signaling for weeks, comes as some far-right House Republicans are irate over spending and threatening to depose him.
No Republican would vote for Jeffries for speaker. But I bet if there were another snap election, a moderate Republican could court some Democratic votes and win a consensus vote for Speaker.
It would render the Freedom Caucus irrelevant for as long as that centrist coalition could hold.
There are a few left, they were elected in competitive districts and while there aren’t that many of them, their election enabled Kevin to gain his majority, and they simply can’t win there spouting this MAGA stuff. So they might be convinced to nominate one of their own, particularly if the only alternative is a Freedom Caucus nutter.
No Republican would vote for Jeffries for speaker. But I bet if there were another snap election, a moderate Republican could court some Democratic votes and win a consensus vote for Speaker.
It would render the Freedom Caucus irrelevant for as long as that centrist coalition could hold.
There are no real moderate Republicans. Anyone sane got booted from the party for not falling in line with Trump.
There are a few left, they were elected in competitive districts and while there aren’t that many of them, their election enabled Kevin to gain his majority, and they simply can’t win there spouting this MAGA stuff. So they might be convinced to nominate one of their own, particularly if the only alternative is a Freedom Caucus nutter.