Whereas Democrats aren’t formally engaged in attempting to flip any Republican speaker votes but, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) powerfully argued why 5 of them ought to vote for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for speaker.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted:
On condition that the vote for Speaker was presupposed to be yesterday, it appears rather more practical for five Republican members in Biden districts to vote Jeffries than it’s for Mr. “David Duke with out the Baggage” to flip 107 folks in time beyond regulation https://t.co/KMWIuCo54R
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 12, 2023
The mathematics is easy. The percentages of Steve Scalise flipping 107 votes are usually not nice, so it could be a lot simpler for five Home Republicans in districts that President Biden received to vote for Hakeem Jeffries. Rep. Jeffries represents steady management and governing. Electing Jeffries would finish the chaos.
Frankly, the one different Republican possibility is Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). He can also’t win a speaker election. Kevin McCarthy has mentioned that he doesn’t wish to come again, so both the Home stays wholly damaged, and Home Republicans get worn out in subsequent yr’s election, or some model of a bipartisan majority is shaped and ends the tyranny of the MAGA minority.
In a sane world, 5 Republicans would cross over and finish the madness. Nonetheless, Home politics are about self-interest, and 5 incumbent Home Republicans is not going to serve themselves as much as be primaried in 2024 by voting for Hakeem Jeffries.
Home Democrats like Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ought to maintain attempting, however the nation might be caught being hostages of the MAGA chaos mongers of the Home.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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