Historic Realignment Now Underway
Explaining Republican Party identity crisis
Republicans’ difficulties in electing a House Speaker in 2023, maintaining their House majority in 2024 and developing consensus have observers delving into history to find parallels. About 100 years ago, it took nine ballots to re-elect Frederick Gillett (R-Mass.) as Speaker. This was because the Progressive wing of the GOP (imagine that) fielded a can…
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