Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
After the 2022 midterm elections, Republican officials knew things would be challenging in the upcoming Congress. The GOP had lost ground in the Senate and secured a narrow majority in the House, leaving the party with few legislative prospects. What gave Republicans hope, however, were their oversight options: The GOP would launch an endless series of investigations, which they hoped would produce all kinds of evidence of their foes’ pernicious ways.
Politico reported: The report added that GOP officials, from the leadership to rank-and-file members, realize that they won’t have the votes to impeach the incumbent Democrat, leaving the party to “search for an off-ramp” and explore possible “Plan Bs.
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