By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent
Republicans are back to square one. It’s a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.
More than two weeks after a handful of House conservatives ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, the party is still looking for a someone who can successfully reach the top of the board.
No one yet has even come close.
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The problem is that the far right members of Congress, almost by definition, will only accept someone who is fucking insane, and republicans need at least a few of their votes to elect a new speaker without democrats.