For the Good of the Country, Dems Shouldn't Allow Jordan to Become Speaker.

Let the Republicans cause all sort of self-inflicted wounds upon themselves but if the alternative to McCarthy is Jordan, enough of them should vote "present" to allow McCarthy to win.

BONUS: McCarthy will probably deny committee seats to his enemies. Adam Schiff should demand to keep his coommittee assignments as part of the deal. That will infuriate even more GOP members.

But a weak Speaker McCarthy would be better than coup-plotting traitors like Jordan.

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ElwoodBlues · M

The logical thing for McCarthy to do is make a deal with the Democrats - some committee chairs in exchange for a ton of votes.

McCarthy needs to decisively shut down his nutcase fellow republicans. There's really only one way to do it.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues If this goes on and on, the Democrats can get a Republican more moderate than McCarthy AND the committee assignments they want. They will be in the drivers seat.