Friday mailbag!

Well, this has been a week.

As I type, Jim Jordan has just lost his third vote this week for Speaker of the House.

What’s next? Who knows!

Jordan said Friday morning that his plan was to keep members voting through the weekend until they could find a Speaker (presumably him).

But, plans change. So, we shall see.

It’s been an amazing week to be writing and thinking about politics. And you had a bunch of questions about it.

I answered as many as I could below. This is a post for paid subscribers only. If you’re not one, please consider becoming one today! It’s $5 a month or $50 for the year. It would mean a ton to me if you invested in this newsletter. You can do it here:

Ok, to the questions!

Q: Hey Chris, Can you give us a historical perspective on how long the vote for Speaker has been partisan? Can you explain why “coalition government” is viewed as the most terrible idea ever? Can we not have shared goals of governance? Please, make it make sense!!