Jim Jordan's sudden demise shows how hard it will be for any candidate to unite the party in the House.

By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent

Republicans are back to square one. It’s a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.

More than two weeks after a handful of House conservatives ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, the party is still looking for a someone who can successfully reach the top of the board.

No one yet has even come close.

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    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      You realize they’re going to take the rest of the country with them if they can’t get their shit together, right? The debt ceiling deal they made earlier only kicked the can for like six(?) weeks, and I half expect them to spend that entire time on Speaker infighting.

      • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
        31·
        1 year ago

        Sure, but I want the Republican Party to suffer for what they have done to this country over the past 6-7 years. In my naive little mind, they will eventually correct their course for the betterment of the country.

        • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
          21·
          1 year ago

          The Republican party is the way it is today because all they care about is causing suffering and pain to the other party. It’s more important to have a working government than it is to want to hurt a political party. If you wanna keep the issues going, then keep focusing on making others suffer. I personally want a government focused on working for the people, so that’s what I focus on.