Do we really want to control the house by only one seat?

[DFW]

53. Obviously we would prefer to control it by 40, but if ONE party has to be the majority

Better it be us than them.

Yes, I know, there will be self-righteous groups fully willing to trash positive initiatives. There will be Justice this and Squad that, and they will love the headlines and the interviews on CNN. They have their mirror images on the Republican side, too, waiting to make life hell for whoever their unfortunate speaker is.

If one takes it as given that the next Speaker will have a miserable time, and that legislative failures will be laid at their door, I'd STILL prefer it be a Democratic Speaker. Otherwise, except for confirmations, and matters the Senate can do on their own, budget matters and the like are dead in the water with a Republican Speaker. We can at least still talk to reps like AOC and Cori Bush. We can NOT talk to the likes of MTG or LoBooboo (if she returns).