Republican McCarthy risks party split by courting extremists amid Omar spat

[AZProgressive]

The House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, said on Saturday he had “reached out” to Democrats over Islamophobic comments made by one of his party, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, about the Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar.

Boebert apologised for the remarks, in which she likened one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress to a suicide bomber, on Friday, saying she wanted to meet Omar in person. Omar responded by condemning the remarks and calling for action from party leaders.

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A Republican who spoke anonymously to CNN and was described as a moderate said McCarthy was “taking the middle of the conference for granted. McCarthy could have a bigger math problem [in the election for speaker] with the moderates”.

The anonymous moderate said his wing of the party – more of a rump, perhaps, given Donald Trump’s dominance – was upset about McCarthy’s embrace of extremists.

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/28/kevin-mccarthy-lauren-boebert-ilhan-omar

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I am confused about who he wants to appeal to other than trump and MAGA fascist killers.

TERRIBLE days ahead TERRIBLE!

[questionseverything]

2. When your enemies are ripping themselves to pieces from inside

Do not interfere

[Walleye]

3. She did not apologize

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. WTF does "anonymous Republican" think he's fooling?

He's not willing to go on the record himself. None of them are. They're all McCarthy enablers. They're too afraid not to be. McCarthy has them right where he wants them.

[jimfields33]

5. Clearly it's Adam Kristinski from illinois.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Who?

[DFW]

6. To the question "at long last, have you no decency?,"

The Republican answer is s definitive, “Hell, no, and we’re proud of it!”

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Alternative R Response

"What does decency mean?"

[JI7]

8. These cowards aren't going to do anything. Their racist base loves this shit

and they will go in supporting the hate to stay in office.

[Silent3]

9. What risk of a split?

Maybe, just maybe there's some risk concerning support of McCarthy himself for Speaker, but it's already clear that, with the exception of a very small handful of Republicans, they'll stick together no matter how low they have to sink to do so.