Former Rep. John Katko cheers moderates, but fears 'scars' from speaker fight.
Former Rep. John Katko believes Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed bid for speaker of the House could be good news for GOP House members from New York’s swing districts. | Andrew Harnik/APALBANY, N.Y — Former Rep. John Katko is rooting for the Republican moderates as the House speaker fight drags on without a resolution in sight.around the New York City area for opposing Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker.
House Republicans on Monday are set to try again and find a new speaker with a field of nine candidates. But Katko is also worried the impasse will have long-lasting effects for Republicans going forward and has exposed deep divisions within the party.Rep. John Katko won four terms as a moderate Republican in a swing district in Syracuse. Now he's concerned about the party's shift to the right.
Now we’ve got a real problem because the moderates have finally pushed back and said enough’s enough. The far right feels falsely empowered because of concessions made to them byThey’ve just got to hope sanity will prevail at some point and someone will emerge to lead this group out of this mess. But make no mistake: There’s going to be a lot of scars in this fight and those scars are going to last a long time in the party.
Good for them. It’s going to help them going forward. For Lawler, D’Esposito, LaLota and Garbarino — those guys all stood firm and said we’re not taking this anymore from the far right. I dare say you even look at people like them and say they’re the heroes, because they prevented the party from going too far to the right.
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