Analysis: Swing District Republicans Vote in Lockstep with Marjorie Taylor Greene

An analysis of key votes from the first two months of the 118th Congress shows that the 18 House Republicans from swing districts that Biden carried in 2020 have voted in lockstep with Marjorie Taylor Greene. While they pass themselves off as moderates to their constituents and the media, they are in fact pushing the MAGA agenda in Washington. They are the Complicit Caucus, voting with the radical right wing and causing real damage to our families, our communities, and our country.  The 18 House Republicans Representing Swing Districts That…

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Republicans’ 2024 Magical Thinking

Press them hard enough, and most Republican officials—even the ones with MAGA hats in their closets and Mar-a-Lago selfies in their Twitter avatar—will privately admit that Donald Trump has become a problem. He’s presided over three abysmal election cycles since he took office, he is more unstable than ever, and yet he returned to the campaign trail this past weekend, declaring that he is “angry” and determined to win the  GOP presidential nomination again in 2024. Aside from his most blinkered loyalists, virtually everyone in the party agrees: It’s time…

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7 House Republicans Who Changed Their Minds on the Respect for Marriage Act

The Respect for Marriage Act will likely soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden after the House of Representatives gave its final approval on Thursday. The bill passed 258-169, with every Democrat voting in its favor as well as 39 Republicans. One hundred and sixty-nine Republicans voted against the bill with one voting “present” and four not voting, The Daily Signal previously reported. Seven congressional Republicans who voted in favor of the bill in July voted against it on Thursday. They are Cliff Bentz (Ore.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.),…

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