The Republican holdouts are showing that party leaders’ usual methods of arm-twisting no longer work. “It’s not about policies, it’s about the fight,” said one former operative.
Tag: Republican Party
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Republicans’ Internecine Conflict Is Mirrored in Conservative Media
National Review has called the House leadership votes “an embarrassing spectacle.” Others have cheered it on.
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Kevin McCarthy’s Business Ties Complicate His Rise to Power
To land the House speaker position, the California Republican will have to win over opponents who question his ties to Silicon Valley and his commitment to right wing causes.
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Republican Party Stumbles Through the Wilderness With No Clear Leaders
With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.
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Why the Fringiest Fringe of the G.O.P. Now Has So Much Power Over the Party
Kevin McCarthy looks like the latest victim of the new forces of fragmentation in American politics.