A high-ranking GOP staffer talks to Thomas Edsall:
“They are different in that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ‘squad’ seem to me to be more ‘idealist.’ They actually do want to legislate/accomplish the very far left social ideas they propose. They are willing to cause Pelosi headaches, but they have shown they are not going to go so far as to jeopardize the government (operations) and safety net that so many families depend on from a working government.”
On the other hand: “I hate to use a loaded word here but I can’t think of another one, the ‘MAGA Caucus’ members operate more like bullies — legislative bullies. If they have the opportunity they will gladly hold bills/government funding hostage for the sake of populism and social media. They would take pride in ‘shooting the hostage’ as that would be very popular with their tribal base and their social media.”
