What A Mess 😑
Please remember that we have no answers. We only offer more reasons why nobody should listen to me. 😃
If I were the house republicans-in-waiting, among the many, many things I would be doing tonight would be getting in a room with McCarthy's people and locking down the dollar amount it would take to get him to withdraw from the race.
Not necessarily to pursue that option. They should be exploring every way possible to make that happen. But it's a good thing to know.
Because McCarthy getting out is the best thing the GOP could possibly hope for.
Quoting Newt Gingrich from last night - "(McCarthy) He was the singularly most active, best fundraiser". That says it all as to where the mindset of most of the republicans is when it comes to voting for McCarthy.
The only face-saving option at this point, in my opinion, is for the R's to nominate someone completely different than McCarthy or Jordan. Someone they've collectively agreed to all vote for. To vote for McCarthy now would look like the dissenters were simply worn down and gave in, or more likely, that they've negotiated something in return for changing their minds. Either way, it's not a good look. To vote for Jordan now, after 200+ of them said 'Nah' multiple times already would be ridiculous.