The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker

But the math isn’t the culprit. Given the slim majority the House GOP possesses, such dealmaking is tricky but not impossible: You can lose five Republicans (depending on absences or abstentions, that number could be higher) and still become speaker. Continue reading The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker

Will They or Won’t They (Ever Elect a Republican Speaker of the House)?

“Frustration is really high,” Representative Dusty Johnson told me as he walked into the Republican conference meeting. “People don’t send us here to play silly leadership games. They sent us here so that we can pass laws and govern the Continue reading Will They or Won’t They (Ever Elect a Republican Speaker of the House)?

We Have Two Medias in This Country, and They’re Going to Elect Donald Trump

Today? They’re about the same size. In fact, the right-wing media might finally be bigger. Mainstream media audiences and newsrooms have shrunk. Consider: In 1990, newspapers reached 63 million readers; in 2020, that number was 24 million. In 2006, newspapers Continue reading We Have Two Medias in This Country, and They’re
Going to Elect Donald Trump