Tom Emmer, the House G.O.P.’s No. 3 leader, narrowly won his party’s nomination but drew an immediate backlash from right-wing colleagues and former President Donald J. Trump.

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Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House Republican, dropped his bid for speaker on Tuesday hours after securing his divided party’s nomination, after a swift backlash from the right, including former President Donald J. Trump, left his candidacy in shambles.

Guy lasted like 4hrs as the nominee. Didn’t even get a vote on the House floor before dropping out.

23 days til the government shuts down.

  • JCPhoenix@beehaw.orgOPMEnglish
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    8 months ago

    That would require at least a couple things:

    1. The ability to think about anything beyond Trump.

    2. Thinking that the brand is worth a damn. Seems like most of them, especially the Trumpist-types, only care enough to use it to get on ballots.

    That’s not to say those who think Trump had damaged the party don’t exist; they do. But they’ve been cast out to the fringes, or even to the Democrats. Like Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, the Lincoln Project people, and others.