Original title: Political polarization intensifies, and the election of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives continues to be “difficult”
The House of Representatives has been paralyzed since then-House Speaker McCarthy was ousted earlier this month. Analysis pointed out that it is not surprising that the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives continues to be “difficult”. In recent years, American politicians have been frantically pursuing personal and partisan interests, leading to continuous political polarization. They have no scruples even if the government is about to “shut down” and the interests of the people are harmed.
US media reports: The House of Representatives still has not elected a speaker, and Jim Jordan lost again in the second round of voting.
US media reports: Some people who supported Jim in the first round of voting “revolted”, and those present did not know what happened
US media reports: To be honest, this is embarrassing.
In the second round of voting for the speaker election held on the 18th in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Congressman Jim Jordan received the support of 199 of the 221 Republicans present. In the first round of voting the day before, Jordan received the support of 200 of the 220 Republicans present. After two rounds of voting, the number of Jordan’s opponents within the party has increased instead of falling. The American “Daily Show” program made some fun of this on the 18th.
Host of the American “Daily Show”: Yesterday (17th), 20 people did not support Jim Jordan. Later (Jordan) communicated with those who opposed him one by one, trying to get them to change their minds. However, this afternoon (18th), the number of people who did not support him reached 22. Looking at the numbers, 22 is greater than 20, so his approval rating is not increasing but decreasing.
Regarding the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, there are huge differences within the Republican Party in the United States, and the partisanship between the Republicans and the Democratic Party is increasingly intensifying.
Some Democrats proposed that Republicans could choose to cooperate with Democrats, which immediately triggered a strong backlash from some Republicans.
Republican Congressman Jim Banks: If we agree to a plan that gives Democrats control of the House, then we cannot be called the majority party in the House. This is a betrayal of Republican voters.
Why is the partisanship in the United States so intense? Some analysts pointed out that the fundamental reason is that under the American political system, for politicians and political parties, personal and party interests are higher than the interests of the country, society and the people, and some politicians will do anything to achieve their goals.
A recent poll jointly conducted by Reuters and Ipsos showed that nearly two-thirds of the American people believe that politicians from both parties in the United States are unable to perform their duties properly because they are obsessed with partisan fighting. The British “Guardian” commented in a recent article, “Americans’ support for Congress and the federal government is near historical lows, and most people say they have little confidence in the future of the U.S. political system.”
Consumer News & Business Channel host: Does this reflect that the country is torn apart, that is, we elected a Congress that is torn apart, more torn apart than ever before?
Wallace, policy analyst at 22V Research: Yes, I think so.
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2023-10-21 02:45:00