Apparently it is unfulfilling work to squander a democracy

Yeah. I wouldn't want to take part in their coming plans either.

So the rats are abandoning the ship

Republicans who take bribes when other Republicans take bribes: 😮‍

Oh no a democratic speaker

I mean GOP money is being sucked up by their golden baby, so it's not a surprise for selfish representatives to take what they can and leave.

Fun fact: every newborn since the year 2000 has a 3%-5% chance of being a GOP speaker of the house one day. My niece just turned 11 and she's been speaker of the house twice, and hopes to be minority whip later this fall!

Has that ever happened before, to lose control because multiple people leave?

And of course they have to blame it on something other than their Republican dysfunction lol.

Hakeem Jeffries in a week: How the fuck did this happen? We were trolling by nominating me every time.

Republicans fear almost everything

I think Democrats were already favored to win the House in 2024 before the Republican exits. And Republicans are favored to win the Senate given how many seats Democrats are defending in red and red-leaning states.

I'm no Constitutional scholar, but since the GOP is so racked with infighting, could the Dems call for a new Speaker (or use MTG's recent proposal) and elect one of their own even before they have the majority? It would only take one or two disgruntled Republicans sitting out the vote... Seems worth a try anyway.