Both Republican and Democratic senators emphasize that any successor to Kevin McCarthy will inherit the divided government that befell him — with another shutdown looming.

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    House republicans are running their party like they have all three chambers, and a huge majority. In reality, they’ve only got 4 seats that they can afford to lose in the only chamber that they control. To pass a bill means doing it with Denocratic support (from the Senate and Executive).

    They’re going to need to pick someone that basically all Republicans can agree on, so it’s not going to be one of the most extreme ones.

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      Not like they did much legislating when they had all 3. They just stuffed the supreme court which has had a worse effect.

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      No, they’re running the government like it only gets in the way, and aim to drown it in the bathtub, just like Uncle Grover wants.