Now, that’s some “both sides” nonsense. Jeffries has the full support of his caucus. There’s no reason for him to withdraw, and it’s not on Democrats to recruit a “compromise candidate.” First, McCarthy needs to realize he’s been dead the whole movie and move on to the next phase of his existence. Then Republicans can field someone they believe at least 20 Democrats would support.
I think you, like many of the commenters on the tweet, are projecting heavily. Nowhere do I say that the Democrats should be the ones to recruit the compromise candidate. I fully agree that moderate Republicans should put forward a compromise candidate, and have been calling for that. I have even put forward a name, Representative John Curtis from Utah. He has a solid conservative voting record, so should be palatable to a majority of the Republican caucus, but is also the founder of the Conservative Climate Caucus which I think would peak the interest of moderate Democrats.
My point has only been that there is general dysfunction in our political culture and in our political institutions. Again and again, we excuse political dysfunction from our own sides because we get so wrapped up in the drama and assume such a hostile posture against our political opponents. So, when I observe lockstep voting by Democrats for Jeffries while gleefully reveling in situation instead of signaling an openness to be part of the solution, yes, I will call it out as part of the dysfunction.
If we're going to wait for McCarthy to do the right thing, we'll be watching this drama for quite a while. Sometimes, you just have to move past people like McCarthy and do the right thing even if they never will.
Now, that’s some “both sides” nonsense. Jeffries has the full support of his caucus. There’s no reason for him to withdraw, and it’s not on Democrats to recruit a “compromise candidate.” First, McCarthy needs to realize he’s been dead the whole movie and move on to the next phase of his existence. Then Republicans can field someone they believe at least 20 Democrats would support.
I think you, like many of the commenters on the tweet, are projecting heavily. Nowhere do I say that the Democrats should be the ones to recruit the compromise candidate. I fully agree that moderate Republicans should put forward a compromise candidate, and have been calling for that. I have even put forward a name, Representative John Curtis from Utah. He has a solid conservative voting record, so should be palatable to a majority of the Republican caucus, but is also the founder of the Conservative Climate Caucus which I think would peak the interest of moderate Democrats.
My point has only been that there is general dysfunction in our political culture and in our political institutions. Again and again, we excuse political dysfunction from our own sides because we get so wrapped up in the drama and assume such a hostile posture against our political opponents. So, when I observe lockstep voting by Democrats for Jeffries while gleefully reveling in situation instead of signaling an openness to be part of the solution, yes, I will call it out as part of the dysfunction.
Curtis seems like a good idea, but first, McCarthy has to admit defeat and move on
If we're going to wait for McCarthy to do the right thing, we'll be watching this drama for quite a while. Sometimes, you just have to move past people like McCarthy and do the right thing even if they never will.
Jeffries is a compromise candidate. He's a centrist, not a leftist.