Opinion

The House Speaker Race Is a Mess—and So Is the GOP

POISONED CHALICE

Even if Jordan wins, the GOP caucus is like a Rubik’s cube. If you do what you have to do to fix one side, you are likely to mess up your previous work on the opposite side.

Matt Lewis
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