Likely New Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Expected to be More Confrontational and Partisan than John Boehner

According to this CNN story, the likely new Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, is expected to be more confrontational and partisan than outgoing speaker John Boehner.

McCarthy is from California, which has been using a top-two system starting in 2011. The big business interests who most strongly support California’s top-two system always seem to have sincerely believed that a top-two system produces more moderate politicians. If McCarthy behaves as CNN predicts, that will be one more data point that primary systems do not affect the kind of politicians who get elected, or their behavior. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.


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Likely New Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Expected to be More Confrontational and Partisan than John Boehner — 4 Comments

  1. The top 2 stuff in CA did ZERO about the pack/crack gerrymander districts in CA.


    P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.

  2. NBCP-NC CINC POTUS vetting

    “DNA Rule”

    All Natural Born Citizen Party National Committee 2016 candidates — as well as any current or still living former CINC VPOTUS or POTUS desiring to continue receiving future direct POTUS VPOTUS retirement income will submit federal court certified blood DNA data or fresh samples to DOD and or national databases (e.g. VA or other participating armed forces medical research institution)

    US federal court special master will retain access and re-certify as required

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