I'm not sure what they gained, they have two opponents (GOP and MAGA) and empowered the more radical of the two. I think thia would be more obvious in a parliamentary system.

I think their rational, as it was with trump in 2016, is that extreme republicans in power bulster democratic support. I think it's an open question if that's correct, or if they are assisting the rightward slide of american politics and not getting much of what they promised done.

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

McCarthy was a gigantic coward who couldn't be trusted for anything. The Dems would negotiate with him and the next day he'd turncoat and go back on it. You can't make deals with people like him in politics. He had no strength to say no to the maga crowd.

It's very likely we'd be in the exact same situation today with McCarthy because the man repeatedly caved to maga. Even towards the end of his tenure he was still attacking Democrats even though they were the only people who could save him at that point.

The moron couldn't realize that he had a choice between being a moderate aisle-crosser or a magahead. He tried to choose neither, which resulted in him having zero support, which is why he's out of job now.