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McCarthy foes face blowback as primary threats grow and GOP donors shut wallets (edition.cnn.com)

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Donors no longer want to contribute to their campaigns. Primary opponents are lining up to take them out. And some of them have been ex-communicated from caucuses on Capitol Hill.

The eight House Republicans who took the unprecedented step of removing Kevin McCarthy from the speakership are facing blowback, both in Washington and back home. It’s a sign that even four months after the historic move, emotions are still raw inside a GOP conference that is continuing to reel from McCarthy’s ouster.

Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Bob Good of Virginia have arguably received the most incoming fire, with both now facing serious primary threats as they gear up for reelection. And Rep. Matt Rosendale, who recently jumped into the US Senate race in Montana, is facing headwinds in GOP circles — in part because of his vote to boot McCarthy — as top Republicans fear he will cost them a pivotal seat.

A well-connected GOP outside spending group is planning to play in the races against Good and Mace, while McCarthy himself is widely expected to get involved as well, according to multiple Republican sources familiar with the matter.

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[-] nvvp@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 7 months ago

They courted the fringe loonies and welcomed them into their caucus, and now they are upset that they can't control them? Sorry republicans, the cancer has spread too far, there's no easy fix. It will be fun watching the dumpster fire though.

[-] melechric@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

I agree, but this dumpster fire is burning inside the US government. It's going to take some critical stuff with it as it burns itself out. :(

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

And who else would even be willing to run as a Republican other than lunatics and grifters at this point?

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Hopefully someone who is really a conservative as opposed to all the populasts.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Such as?

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago

I wish I knew.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

So not seeing head fuckface, Matt Gaetz, getting extreme flak from Florida.

Guy is a pedo and literally has receipts for underage hookers and Florida is cool with it.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

underage ~~hookers~~ trafficking victims

[-] Furedadmins@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

Underage ~~trafficking~~ rape victims.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 18 points 7 months ago

I mean what is the point of owning a few senators/Congress peoples if they can't pass any fuckin bills lol

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

MuwahAhahahahaa Yesss! Excellent! Yes, fight and struggle! Mwnhahahhahaha

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

This is Republican incestuous nonsense. McCarthy deserved his mistreatment. He was and is a lying bad-faith conman, no better or worse than the current nutter Speaker. Maybe the current speaker is actually just slightly less of an asshole, so there's that.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

He deserved it, but not for the reasons they did it for.

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