The Republican struggle to choose a speaker for the House has looked a lot like an ideological battle, pitting archconservatives against relative moderates in the GOP caucus. But in fact, it’s also a fight about governance, and especially the return to intransigence.
“What’s also going on is a split over whether Republicans should try to govern by way of compromise,” observed CNN’s Harry Enten in a recent analysis. Are members willing to support the deals that GOP leaders have made with Democrats to keep the government functioning? Or would they rather dig in their heels and break things?
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