This line disturbed me the most, ”It would be important to Kevin that succession for that seat remain in the political family," said Rob Stutzman, a Republican strategist who knows Fong but is not working for his campaign.”
“This is a conservative district, so voters are going to look for somebody who is focused on representing the area the way Kevin has,” said Jim Brulte
Representing the area by quitting halfway through his term?
And of course, by “the area”, he means “whomever was willing to dole out big enough legal bribes and probably some illegal ones too”
“It would be important to Kevin that succession for that seat remain in the political family,”
ahem kickbacks ahem
Fuck that, special election time.
No. Governor appointment time. A special election right now would just be a waste of money. If this was a Democrat, there wouldn’t even be a suggestion of a special election.
What does their state Constitution say on the matter? If that’s ambiguous, what about their state laws?
If these prescribe a situation (which I’m pretty sure they do), that’s what must be done. If that doesn’t make sense, then the above need to be changed.
Especially in these inflammatory times, it’s important to maintain and follow the rule of law. This is true of both/all sides, and exceptions are problematic.
Also, why does it matter what the guy who quit felt was important?
Elect clowns; expect a circus. With tons of elephant shit to clean up.
Rage quit
he got forced out because he took the blame for the fiasco. they an example out of him.
I mean… He also proved no one can trust his word and managed to piss off most people on both sides of the aisle.
Is this the same family that Putin pays?
McCarthy is a fund-raising machine. His sights are aimed at taking out a gang of 8 MAGA extremists.
