Courting G.O.P.’s Mainstream and Extreme, McCarthy Plots Rise to Speaker

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 9:38am |

The top House Republican is attempting a series of political contortions to try to secure his place in a party that has shifted under his feet.

McCarthy has told donors Trump has not made up his mind on running for prez and that he has advised him to see whether Biden runs for re-election. When asked about Trump, he also often mentions Tim Scott + Ron DeSantis as serious presidential candidates.https://t.co/bZABjX00P0
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) February 24, 2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/us/politics/kevin-mcarthy-speaker.html

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Bernie:

It is outrageous, if unsurprising, that Trump would praise Putin’s murderous invasion of Ukraine as an act of “genius.” It should concern us all that Putin is exactly the kind of leader Trump would like to be, and that so few Republicans have the courage to say this out loud.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 6:18pm

“There’s no place in our party for any of this,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, slamming GOP lawmakers for participating in a conference over the weekend organized by a white nationalist. https://t.co/BYhpElWas6
— The Hill (@thehill) March 1, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 9:36pm

Manchin more popular than McCarthy or McConnell with GOP voters nationally; Sinema also popular while McConnell underwater (found retweeted by Maggie Haberman):

Sorry all about the typo! Tweeted wrong version of slide. Here is correct one. pic.twitter.com/f2eVy3LIQs
— Tony Fabrizio (@TonyFabrizioGOP) March 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 3:34pm

& don't mess with Dolly, you reprobates:
WATCH: GOP Senator Questions Appropriateness Of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Books -- And Her Sister Goes Off (hillreporter.com)

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:49pm

Extreme example of "it takes one to know one": Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called Graham’s remarks “dangerous” and “unhinged.”

from Lindsey Graham hit with bipartisan blowback after calling on Russians to assassinate Putin: ‘Exceptionally bad idea’ @ WashingtonPost.com, March 4

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 12:47am

Courting G.O.P.’s Mainstream and Extreme, McCarthy Plots Rise to Speaker

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