From the sunday pundits, McCarthy can either suport Trump in his election bid or not get elected speaker.
The GOP has a massive split personality. The MAGA faction got wolloped in this past election. But they are the fanatical/crazy half. It would be really fun to watch if it didn't matter so much.
I would say instead that the GOP is just starting to extract themselves from an abusive relationship.
"Yeah, that Trump guy...he's a bad boy, but he drives a nice car and buys me nice things. He's got a temper, but if I'm just really nice to him it'll be okay."
(Six years later) "I'm scared to leave him. He says I'm nothing without him. He still has the nice car and buys nice things, but not as much as before. I know I'm better than this, but he'll just be so angry if I leave. Maybe I can just tough it out and he'll change. I have to hang up now, he's just pulled into the driveway."
The Democrats?
On the way home from work today I heard an interview on NPR where a Democratic Representative who lost her bid for Secretary of State completely dodged a question about the um...elderly nature of the leadership. The host asked point blank about the fact that Biden is going to be 80, Pelosi is 82, and Schumer is in his 70s.
This is a problem...especially given the (finally) decent turnout of "Gen Z" this time around. They're awake and willing to participate, but 2 years from now the D nominee will likely either be Biden or Harris because it is her "turn." Um...folks...you have a candidate that would be able to engage this new generation of suddenly interested voters. He's currently Transportation Secretary. He's intelligent, eloquent, and checks off a lot of boxes that "the kids today" find appealing. But you're not gonna do that, are you?
Assuming for a moment that DeSantis manages to sideline Trump's abusive hold on the GOP, what better candidate to run against the "Don't Say Gay" governor than Pete Buttigieg?
