New York Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman asserted on MSNBC that if Speaker pro tem Kevin McCarthy wants to remain Speaker, he will have to accept a coalition leadership in the House. Saying that a “deal” to stay in office will have to be a long-term relationship to avoid repeated far-right efforts to oust him to be effective, Goldman pushed a very weak McCarthy. A deal, Goldman notes, “that may resolve his Speakership right now, but he is going to have to legislate for another year. Every single time a rule comes up, he’s going to need Democrats to pass a rule. So he will then have to enter into some form of coalition government.”
Such a prospect is intriguing given that to enter into a coalition with Democrats means McCarthy would have to concede certain issues to Democrats. Democrats could demand the closure of the impeachment inquiry or better, force a floor vote to authorize the inquiry which would show many Republicans do not support the political effort.