Video: Trump and GOP Leadership Fights

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It was a busy night for the Republican Party. After some squabbling, the House GOP voted to nominate Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House. Senate Republicans will decide between Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rick Scott to be the minority leader in that chamber of Congress. And Donald Trump officially announced his run for president. 

Join Steve, Declan, and Andrew as they discuss what all of that means. Could Liz Cheney become the next speaker? Why should we care about this anyway? And why did Declan ask for a raise? (Hint: It has to do with having a Truth Social account.) 

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    Ben Connelly

    Those were the most Andrew and Declan hat answers ever.

    Boy Andrew at the end talking about Trump sounded like a guy sitting down for an intervention with a narcissistic sad sack winning-addict who is afraid of losing. “It’s okay. They still love you. They’ll love you even if you don’t win. They love you even if you didn’t win in 2020. Even if you lost, you’re still a winner to them. They love you for who you are.”

    What a pathetic loser that Trump guy is. Funny it took a over decade for so many in this country to figure that out.

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    Michael Berkowitz

    A Mr. Gile had asked why we should care about all this "inside baseball" and your answer simply related it to other inside-baseball topics. Over the years it's been made clear to me that my opinion is seldom representative, but I'm sure I'm not the only subscriber who agrees with Mr. Gile. I'm uncomfortable in this position, but The Dispatch needs an intervention.

    Reading down your front page right now one sees

    Kevin McCarthy’s Journey Is Just Beginning
    The Double Standard Driving GOP Dysfunction
    House Republicans Choose Their Fighter
    America, Can We Talk About Our Guru Problem?
    The Midterm Elections and the Things We Tell Ourselves
    It Could Go Sideways for Trump
    Scott Challenges McConnell
    The Sweep | Stirewaltisms
    The Sweep: What Just Happened?

    et cetera, et cetera et cetera.

    I've already read political analysis (not to mention "rank punditry") for weeks before and now after the midterms from Ms. Isgur and Messrs Goldberg, Williamson, Catoggio, Stirewalt and French (him somewhat less so). And then there are the podcasts. I doubt any of you would have the temerity to suggest there wasn't a tremendous amount of overlap.

    Think of how interested each of you -- barring Mr. Hayes -- is in Spanish wine. I am less interested than that in the insults that Mitch McConnel and Rick Scott lobbed at each other on Twitter.

    Sure, you'll have the occasional piece on the Jones Act, our Industrial Base, Iran or the Uyghurs, but they're being crowded out by political shenanigans. There's nothing new -- alas -- to write about the Uyghurs? Do you need me to tell you that you're providing little new information or ideas about politics? At least there's moral value to keeping people from forgetting about the Uyghurs.

    And now that we're officially into the run-up to 2024 I don't expect any let-up.

    You need to snap out of it.

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  3. George.Olmsted

    Ted Cruz won the 2016 Iowa caucus.

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  4. Kimberlybrisky

    I was a House staffer in 2015 and very clearly recall McCarthy’s on air implosion on Benghazi. However, there was also another issue in play - a rumor that he had an affair with former Congresswoman Renee Ellmers. Both sides vehemently denied it, but it was still picking up steam. Back then, this would be a scandal that could still end your career. In the case of Ellmers, it effectively may have, as she was redistricted to run in a primary against another sitting Member and lost. I have a feeling that a lot of GOP members were relieved after his interview gaffe, which provided a much cleaner way to hold off McCarthy, leaving the affair rumors to die down.

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      Declan Garvey staff-badge Staff

      I remember that too -- was debating whether to bring it up and decided against. But how quaint that that could end a career at one point!

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  5. Yoshi

    I think the Republicans will lose no matter what. I agree, If Trump loses he will do whatever he can to tank the GOP nominee

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