Why the GOP might lose the House as a result of Trump’s lies about election fraud
which is unfounded in any meaningful way. The Republican House majority may also be in jeopardy.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to pass a six-month government funding extension on Wednesday.
A new example of the futility of government.
The legislation included in the extension makes it more difficult for Americans to vote.
In an attempt to appease President Trump.
Johnson found himself in a difficult situation with no clear way out due to the Republican nominee’s demands for a bill that would target noncitizen voting.
Which is already prohibited.
This may potentially cause a crisis in Washington in the lead-up to Election Day, which might potentially backfire on the GOP.
The gambit has little chance of becoming into law because the Senate is controlled by Democrats.
For a variety of reasons, including the intransigent demands of certain extreme conservatives for significant budget cutbacks.
Which likewise have little chance of becoming legislation due to the realities of divided authority in Washington.
Johnson was unable to even get the support of sixteen of his own members.
It looks like Johnson’s only option left is to work with Senate Democrats to craft a short-term funding bill.
However, every move the speaker makes will be risky given the slim House GOP majority and Trump’s.
A possible self-inflicted injury for the Republican Party in Trump’s home state
Based on the past record of government shutdowns, it appears that the political cost is typically highest for the party controlling the House.
Which is first in charge of the public coffers. And the government may partially shut down if the speaker misses the October 1 deadline for funding governmental operations.
The Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is not frequently consulted by the former president for guidance. On Tuesday, however, the veteran from Kentucky issued a warning: “The one thing you cannot have is a government shutdown.
Strangely, Trump was in the state on Wednesday where House Republicans could suffer the most political consequences from his stance. Despite being among the very small number of people who believe he can deliver his birth state in November.
He organized a sizable gathering in New York.
More significantly, a number of extremely close House races in New York state went red in the 2022 midterm elections.
Clearing the path for the narrow Republican majority.
Rep. Mike Lawler.
A Republican representative from the 17th Congressional District of the state and one of the most vulnerable members of Congress, predicted on.
The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday.
That the drama would finish without a government shutdown and that a funding package would pass without the vote mechanism that Trump desires included.
Lawler, who backed the proposal, stated.
The truth is that we are not going to shut down the government with 45 days to go before the election.”
Rep. Marc Molinaro, another vulnerable Republican from New York who received applause at Trump’s Uniondale event.
Voted in favor of the package on Wednesday.
But he made it clear he opposed pushing the nation to the verge of collapse in order to advance a political agenda.
Molinaro told reporters, “We have to support the continuation of government.”
Documentary evidence of US citizenship would be necessary in order to cast a ballot in an election under the elections proposal.
Which was already approved by the House in a stand-alone vote earlier this year.
Critics claim the measure is a band-aid solution for an imaginary issue and warn that it could deprive citizens who do not have this paperwork of their right to vote.
On November 8, 2022, in New York City, during Kathy Hochul’s election night party, people wait for the announcement of the new governor of New York.
Johnson has gladly given in to Trump’s accusations of voter fraud, both this year and beyond the 2020 election.
However, his effort to win over the former president and his supporters is getting him into serious trouble as a leader.
Furthermore, the Louisiana Republican has not offered any proof for his assertions that hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants will be able to cast ballots in November.
Given that the election registration proposal is hopeless, it is unclear how far the former president will press this matter.
Johnson may have sought to show his party and even the former president that the struggle is hopeless.
Which is one reason why he decided to bring the matter to the floor on Wednesday.
The speaker told reporters, “And so now we go back to the playbook, draw up another play, and we will come up with a solution.”
Still, Johnson does not have a clear play that can save him from this situation.
A vote that did nothing but inflame GOP resentment
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia who fiercely supports President Trump and has consistently agitated Johnson.
Cast a present vote on Wednesday. She would not, however, say if she agreed with shutting down the government.
The building standoff on Capitol Hill is by far means the first instance in which Trump’s political ambitions have put his party in jeopardy.
For example, his support of a group of unimpressive candidates in the 2022 midterm elections seemed to have contributed to the collapse of the predicted red wave.
Primarily because they accepted his baseless accusations of election fraud.
Additionally, the former president’s actions helped senatorial candidates win in swing states, which cost the party control of the Senate.
The fact that the thin House GOP majority is frequently forced into unwinnable extreme situations and confrontations, which has resulted in this Congress being among the least productive in modern history.
Can also be explained by Trump’s pressure on Johnson. Since taking over as Speaker last year from former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Johnson has frequently struggled to maintain control.
Another concerning sign before an election that the former president is already hinting would not be free and fair is the readiness of Republican leaders to highlight Trump’s exaggerated allegations of electoral fraud.
If the Republican nominee falls short of the Democratic nominee.
Vice President Kamala Harris, he seems to be setting the stage for an argument that he was cheated out of victory, just as he did in 2020.
“Democrats are enrolling Illegal Voters by the TENS OF THOUSANDS.
As we speak – They will be voting in the 2024 Presidential Election, and they should not be permitted to.
The former president tweeted on his Truth Social Network on Wednesday, before to the House vote.
The allegation is unsupported by any facts.
Furthermore, Trump most likely gained some advantage by mobilizing supporters in his original home state.
He had a good time, if nothing else, constantly criticizing Harris for her immigration and economic ideas.
We are going to take New York.
Trump bellowed, asserting that he was the only Republican capable of drawing the Empire State on a map.
The Teamsters Union had previously backed Democratic candidates for president, but on this particular day.
They had declined to do so.
As Puccini’s aria “Nessun Dorma” played, the former president—who now resides primarily in Florida—said to his audience.
Nice seeing you again.”
