The Hakeem Jeffries solution is still in play. All it would take is three GOP members to go along and more than that number are leaving at the end of this term.
The Hakeem Jeffries solution is still in play. All it would take is three GOP members to go along and more than that number are leaving at the end of this term.
Except that even working with Democrats is a death sentence in the GOP. That's one of their justifications for tanking the border bill; they negotiated with Democrats!!
True which is why I wrote that more than three are leaving at the end of the term. They would have nothing to lose politically and everything to gain for their historical legacy.
I used to feel the same way†, but recently came to understand the strength of tribalism. Republicans have created a world of their own around which everything in their life revolves. Those three leaving at the end of this term still want to be in good standing with the tribe, be it for business opportunities, or simply to be liked and included. I'm not one for tribes (I'm a bit of a loner), so this mentality doesn't come natural to me, but it seems this is how Republicans operate. There's never a time that going against the tribe is justifiable.
†I mean, I do still feel that they *should* behave this way
The Hakeem Jeffries solution is still in play. All it would take is three GOP members to go along and more than that number are leaving at the end of this term.
Except that even working with Democrats is a death sentence in the GOP. That's one of their justifications for tanking the border bill; they negotiated with Democrats!!
True which is why I wrote that more than three are leaving at the end of the term. They would have nothing to lose politically and everything to gain for their historical legacy.
I used to feel the same way†, but recently came to understand the strength of tribalism. Republicans have created a world of their own around which everything in their life revolves. Those three leaving at the end of this term still want to be in good standing with the tribe, be it for business opportunities, or simply to be liked and included. I'm not one for tribes (I'm a bit of a loner), so this mentality doesn't come natural to me, but it seems this is how Republicans operate. There's never a time that going against the tribe is justifiable.
†I mean, I do still feel that they *should* behave this way