GOP Chaos Spotlights Identity Crisis Bedeviling Party Into 2024

  • Intraparty squabbling have eclipsed GOP policy discussions
  • Trump looms over party despite his failed midterm candidates
Speaker McCarthy Promises Debates Won't be Personal
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Republicans risk long-term damage to their prospects for retaking the White House in 2024 after Republican lawmakers failed over many days to carry out the typically uneventful process of choosing a House speaker.

Kevin McCarthy’s torturous bid to lead the GOP exemplifies its dysfunctional state as a party struggling to articulate a core message or put forth a nominee who can appeal to independent, suburban and female voters.