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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMICHAEL MOORE: THE GOP IS IMPLODING IN FULL SPEED
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/michael-moore-the-gop-is-imploding-and-the-house-is-their-consolation-prize/|
"Republicans who barely won in a blue district can read the writing on the wall if they want to stay in Congress, in order to win, they are going to have to switch parties. If just one or two do that, it could make all the difference in the Democrats being back in charge," wrote Moore. Furthermore, their majority is slim enough that they could be vulnerable if any vacancies or special elections occur.
"By winning the House, the Republicans may have won the battle, but theyve lost the war. They know this. You can see it in their reactions over the past few days. Their party is imploding. Its time for the few sane and moderate Republicans to jump ship and either become Democrats or declare as an independent and caucus with the Democrats," concluded Moore. "Or, just head out the door saying youre going out for a pack of smokes
and never come back."
IbogaProject
(2,835 posts)The speaker vote is only once per congress. The only way there is another vote is if the speaker resigns, or dies, right?
Thunderbeast
(3,418 posts)See John Boehner.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,391 posts)Sometimes it is a legal thing, sometimes not-- depending on how the majority sets up their rules at the beginning...
I hear tell that 'Freedom caucus' members want this motion to be valid for the next congress...
brush
(53,840 posts)to the Democratic Party, or turn independent and leave Dems with a 1 or 2 seat advantage, what happens to the Speakership, or to the committee chairs?
I don't know if it's ever happened before. Anyone here know of anything close to that ever happening?
carpetbagger
(4,391 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,281 posts)Too classy for Uglicans.
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts).
The movie classic, Bedford Incident, and we know how that ended.
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Rural_Progressive
(1,107 posts)I've been constantly amazed the world has been able to avoid that sort of scenario. Seems we are bound and determined to keep pushing our luck.
Ollie Garkie
(186 posts)I've thought a couple times in the past that they're done. The thing is that 40 percent of the population. is batshit insane from 35 years of Reich wing propaganda. They will never stop buying the bullshit Between that and all the gerrymandering and voter suppression, they aren't going anywhere for the foreseeable future.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,034 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)as a russian propaganda operation
they are largely falling apart because limbaugh, the moral and intellectual leader of the republican party, is pushing up daisies after telling millions for 30 years that smoking doesn't cause cancer. and in 2008 or before the russians started using him. it is the party of limbaugh, they're fucked
the proiblem is democrats aren't reminding them of that.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)TygrBright
(20,763 posts)hibbing
(10,109 posts)TxGuitar
(4,209 posts)FakeNoose
(32,726 posts)No way it could happen now. They're all MTG and Gym Jordan wannabe's now.
mjvpi
(1,389 posts)How many close races could the Rs take a 10% drop in turnout? Cults of personality dont transfer well.
speak easy
(9,294 posts)if Trump tells them the primaries were rigged. He's gonna tear the Republican playhouse down if he loses.
Orrex
(63,220 posts)The GOP has been purportedly been imploding more or less nonstop since before I was old enough to vote.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)A new group to spew hatred against. A new supposed threat to the good people of the country which needs to be dealt with. A new swift boating operation, meaning a new phony scandal to invent.
I fear that they are not done causing damage yet.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)This "Hey! The GOP is TOAST" meme has been around as long as I have, and much much longer too. 1920's, at the least.
Every election the Dems win, some very very optimistic folks start predicting the imminent demise of the Rethuglican Party.
But every single time, the 1% spends a shitload of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, puts lipstick on the Pig, changes the message to suit today's angry voter, and rises from it's putrid smelling ashes once again.
Time after Time after Time.
This is the Kraken We Dems must perpetually cut into pieces, only to have it form again.
Thanks 1%.
Pinback
(12,164 posts)Immigrants, drugs, crime, newfangled education approaches, changing gender roles and identities, taxes, freeloaders stealing our money through taxes, communists, Muslims, et al. We all know the litany.
They keep repurposing the same outrages, and its worked well so far.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,040 posts)Michael Moore.
ananda
(28,875 posts)...
malaise
(269,157 posts)As he pointed out earlier death (two ReTHUG Congress folks died this year) or indictments could also change the numbers.
I trust MM big time.
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SomedayKindaLove
(529 posts)Not only mine, but everyone elses too.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)the way we will gain any Dems. Since many members are old this is a real possibility.
mucifer
(23,561 posts)some states governors appoint the vacancy.
Marcuse
(7,506 posts)Dan
(3,579 posts)Yavin4
(35,445 posts)A lot of them seem to be pinning their hopes on him, but that is a mistake. DeSantis has not shown that he can lead the party or become someone that everyone in the party can rally behind.
ProfessorGAC
(65,159 posts)...cults of personality aren't easily transferable.
The followers are still out there but aren't likely to be as passionate or motivated when the starting personality is gone.
DeSantis doesn't strike me as having the appeal to the drones that TFG has. He's more a technocrats than an emotion triggering "leader".
The Rs put too many eggs in one basket (much like TFG did with his finances, otherwise he'd be an actual billionaire). Getting beyond that seems harder than they've estimated.
NJCher
(35,720 posts)The greater the chances of something like this scenario taking place. The spectacle of an entire branch of u.s. government exhibiting and further branding republicans as lunatics will be just too much.
betsuni
(25,610 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 19, 2022, 07:19 AM - Edit history (1)
He was wrong about Democrats keeping control of Congress.
Joinfortmill
(14,449 posts)betsuni
(25,610 posts)Trump's win in 2016 wasn't a landslide, it was something like 400,000 votes in swing states and Moore was wrong about why that happened.
There was no landslide in 2016 and no landslide in 2022.
He said Romney would win in 2012 because he had more money. Predicted the only way Democrats would win in 2020 was with a beloved celerity like Oprah, Michelle Obama, Sully Sullenberger, Tom Hanks because eww, everybody hates establishment Democrats. He repeated the conspiracy theory that the DNC rigged primaries.
Said about Obama, "This is how you'll be remembered. He was the first black president," then later said Obama was the best president in his lifetime and that he loves Obama.
Said Obama faked drinking Flint water, said "I've come to the conclusion that the old guard of the Democratic Party is a greater roadblock to progress than Trump. Because they're taking half-measures; because they're beholden to the same money and interests." Oh right, BOTH SIDES CORRUPT!!!!!
No.
Dorian Gray
(13,499 posts)nothing more than for this to be true.
It's interesting that McCarthy seems to be catering to the nut jobs in the republican party to consolidate power. I would love for any remaining moderate to put pressure on him. (Are there any remaining moderates in the house?)
LeftInTX
(25,526 posts)Waiting..waiting..waiting..
World's slowest implosion
Wake me up when they have imploded..(past tense) Gone..Bye..When Dems have filibuster proof senate, control the house, president, state governments.....
Tarc
(10,476 posts)These scare headlines are funny and full of hopium.
Wake me when something concrete actually happens.
Joinfortmill
(14,449 posts)republianmushroom
(13,670 posts)sop
(10,237 posts)Most of them aren't in the House any longer, but others mignt step up and do the right thing.
mahina
(17,693 posts)Thanks.