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Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House Republican, dropped his bid for speaker on Tuesday hours after securing his divided party’s nomination, after a swift backlash from the right, including former President Donald J. Trump, left his candidacy in shambles.
Guy lasted like 4hrs as the nominee. Didn’t even get a vote on the House floor before dropping out.
23 days til the government shuts down.
That would require at least a couple things:
The ability to think about anything beyond Trump.
Thinking that the brand is worth a damn. Seems like most of them, especially the Trumpist-types, only care enough to use it to get on ballots.
That’s not to say those who think Trump had damaged the party don’t exist; they do. But they’ve been cast out to the fringes, or even to the Democrats. Like Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, the Lincoln Project people, and others.