"... it has become a party in almost permanent disorder, torn by warring factions and near-constant tensions between its establishment leadership and a tea party-infused grass roots. ... Can a party so riven by anger, a party divided over confrontation vs. compromise, actually govern in Washington? ... Boehner’s decision to quit, and the suddenness with which the news broke, provided one more piece of evidence of how badly strained the Republican coalition is."
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
More evidence of how badly strained the Republican coalition is.
For Republicans, questions of who can lead them and can they govern? (Dan Balz) from the Washington Post
"... it has become a party in almost permanent disorder, torn by warring factions and near-constant tensions between its establishment leadership and a tea party-infused grass roots. ... Can a party so riven by anger, a party divided over confrontation vs. compromise, actually govern in Washington? ... Boehner’s decision to quit, and the suddenness with which the news broke, provided one more piece of evidence of how badly strained the Republican coalition is."
"... it has become a party in almost permanent disorder, torn by warring factions and near-constant tensions between its establishment leadership and a tea party-infused grass roots. ... Can a party so riven by anger, a party divided over confrontation vs. compromise, actually govern in Washington? ... Boehner’s decision to quit, and the suddenness with which the news broke, provided one more piece of evidence of how badly strained the Republican coalition is."
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