Republicans are hearing from GOP donors and constituents that the party "looks stupid"

[speak easy]

A GOP lawmaker who is supporting House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy says members are already hearing from Republican donors and constituents who think the party “looks stupid” for not being able to elect a speaker.

Another Republican who is backing McCarthy predicted there will be pressure after three or four rounds of votes to either adjourn or start thinking about another strategy.

As the vote drags on, a third Republican and McCarthy supporter described the frustration with the opposition within the party:

“They are embarrassing the whole team. We should form a parking lot committee and put them on it.

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/new-congress-sworn-in-2023/index.html

That's no look.

[Pantagruel]

1. Just now

they're reaching that conclusion??

[crickets]

2. Are they just now figuring this out? Pfft.

Hey, Repubs! You bankrolled them, you voted for them. It's a little late to complain now.

[Walleye]

3. Already planning their revenge, that won't win any votes

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. The House GOP couldn't even run a Parking Lot....

let alone a House caucus.

Correct! This is not a good look for them.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. I figured as much, when you have so many chefs in the kitchen, and everyone of them knows what

exactly needs to be done, they know it all. They are a big joke is what they are. You have too many loudmouths in this party now, none of whom will shut up enough to get anything done. A big joke.

[Marius25]

6. They are stupid. And voters and donors are even more stupid for backing them

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. They just found that out?

They've looked pretty damn stupid for as long as I can remember.

[grantcart]

8. Paul Gosar ran unopposed, couldn't give a crap about big ticket donors

Most of these hold outs are in R + 30 districts

They don't care about Wall Street donors.

[gratuitous]

14. Isn't that interesting?

All those bullet-proof safe congressional districts churned out an endless line of uncompromising ideologues who know that their re-election is assured every two years and they don't have to answer to anyone in the caucus. Who could have known that such a strategy might bite the GOP in the sit-upon?

[LiberalFighter]

9. I hate the CNN website. The link is not stable.

[Jilly_in_VA]

10. This is new?

They've been looking stupid since before 2016!

[Cha]

11. Oooo.. they're dead on.

[doc03]

12. "Looks" ?

[speak easy]

20. thatsnolook

[Vinca]

13. How many years have the constituents and donors been sleeping? It's the stupid party.

[PortTack]

15. Ya think? Brilliant..just brilliant

[ProfessorGAC]

16. "Well, Look Who Just Caught Uo"

Credit to Penny Marshall first that John Lovitz line.

[ananda]

17. Just now? They've looked stupid from day one.

Because they ARE stupid.

[tanyev]

18. Donors and constituents who supported Donald Trump say wut???

[we can do it]

19. "Looks"????