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The Republican Party seems to be imploding under its own excesses.
https://www.newsweek.com/kevin-mccarthy-resignation-fears-republicans-1850180
Kevin McCarthy Resignation Sparks Fears of Republicans Dying
Conservative leaders are fearful that House Republicans could lose their razor-thin majority in 2024 given the chamber's elderly members.
The fears spread on Wednesday after U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican and former House Speaker, announced his plans to resign from Congress at the end of the year. The announcement culminated a tumultuous year that saw McCarthy struggle to gain the support of his Republican colleagues in January and then promptly lose the speakership nine months later.
A handful of Republicans joined all House Democrats to oust McCarthy from the speakership in early October after claiming that he failed to deliver on a number of conservative policies while in power.
McCarthy's announcement comes only days after the House voted to expel Republican George Santos last Friday, and with Republican U.S. Representative Bill Johnson's upcoming retirement, the party's majority is growing weaker. The narrow majority has already posed a problem for House Republicans who have been plagued with infighting for months, and now Republicans are fretting over losing more members, particularly given the advanced age of some lawmakers in Congress......
https://www.newsweek.com/kevin-mccarthy-resignation-fears-republicans-1850180
Kevin McCarthy Resignation Sparks Fears of Republicans Dying
Conservative leaders are fearful that House Republicans could lose their razor-thin majority in 2024 given the chamber's elderly members.
The fears spread on Wednesday after U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican and former House Speaker, announced his plans to resign from Congress at the end of the year. The announcement culminated a tumultuous year that saw McCarthy struggle to gain the support of his Republican colleagues in January and then promptly lose the speakership nine months later.
A handful of Republicans joined all House Democrats to oust McCarthy from the speakership in early October after claiming that he failed to deliver on a number of conservative policies while in power.
McCarthy's announcement comes only days after the House voted to expel Republican George Santos last Friday, and with Republican U.S. Representative Bill Johnson's upcoming retirement, the party's majority is growing weaker. The narrow majority has already posed a problem for House Republicans who have been plagued with infighting for months, and now Republicans are fretting over losing more members, particularly given the advanced age of some lawmakers in Congress......