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The GOP extremists are holding the House hostage

Normally, we would only pay scant attention to the procedural new US House of Representative leadership election. But this year, it is a drama that needs to be watched closely. The election started yesterday, and because of the far right extremist GOP members, the ones who are there because of Trump, it has become a chaotic mess. Usually, in an on-the-floor vote takes just one session, the GOP didn’t elect a speaker yesterday, Rep Kevin McCarthy did not get enough votes due to about 20 extremists blocking him. So no one has the clear win at this point, they will take the vote again today at noon. The last time the House had to take numerous votes to elect a Speaker was in 1923. Kevin McCarthy is undoubtedly out, but who will they put forward? It can’t be an extremist because such a person could not win. The extreme GOP faction in the House is trying to hold it all hostage to get what it wants (whatever that is, I am not sure), and what happens with this vote (it may take days, there is a lot of deal making going on behind doors) may forshadow the next two years of our legislature.

The Dems elected their speaker, and it was historic: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY) will be the…