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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks through a basement corridor to a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.and do whatever is needed to further their collective pursuit of power. Meanwhile, the Republicans have become experts in shooting themselves in the foot — or even blowing off both legs with a double-barreled shotgun.
In recent years, we’ve lost governor's mansions, state legislatures, the Senate, and the White House. Nationally, all we have left is the House of Representatives, and we’re clinging on to that by the skin of our teeth.are better than no cuts at all — the priority of a handful of Republicans is to undermine the conservative movement.
Make no mistake: This is a dream scenario for Democrats, who crave this level of chaos to distract from their collective ineptitude in office. Rather than facing a cohesive and determined Republican Party in opposition to Biden’s countless failures, they’re sitting back and enjoying the GOP’s voluntary collapse.
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