House Republicans Brace for More Drama

Washington Post: “While the threat to oust Johnson was put to rest after 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats voted to stop Greene’s effort, many House Republicans left the Capitol on Wednesday evening quipping that the menacing move was only over for now. They do not believe Greene and other agitators are going to ‘move on’ as Johnson hopes.”

“What sows that doubt among most House Republicans is that their conference is fundamentally broken. While a majority of Republicans often agree with a conservative path forward, their one-vote majority emboldens a handful of hard-liners to stubbornly make demands and threaten to oppose legislation or defy leadership when they do not get what they want. The far right’s push for ideological purity has often blocked Republicans from passing conservative legislation through their own ranks.”