'Should the GOP take the House, it will be by the thinnest of margins, and they won’t be able to afford any defectors. That means the party’s right flank will have exceptional leverage,' writes skmoskowitz
House Republicans, in just a few years transformed from a coalition that merely tolerated Trump and his MAGA brand of politics to one that is dominated by America First acolytes and true believers. The 118th Congress—even if Democrats keep the majority—will mark the completion of something that’s been in the making since Donald Trump took over the Republican Party in 2016: the first MAGA House of Representatives.
The MAGA wing will have outsized influence over McCarthy and the rest of the conference, and Democrats will be largely hamstrung no matter what. McCarthy determined some time ago that the political winds of his party were blowing in a MAGA direction, and he positioned himself accordingly. His most egregious action was voting to reject the results of the 2020 presidential election . Unfortunately, McCarthy was not alone among top Republicans in this vote or in his attempts to remain in Trump’s good graces.
But the power that Greene and her extremist cohort will wield over the party is only destined to grow after what happened in the midterms. Should the GOP take the House, it will be by the thinnest of margins, and they won’t be able to afford any defectors. That means the party’s right flank will have exceptional leverage.
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