Republicans once again have a golden opportunity to take back control of Congress in the 2024 election.
But much like 2022, 2020, 2018, and so many other election years in recent memory, the RINOs just can’t seem to help but throw it all down the drain.
And this RINO committed one shocking betrayal that may very well hand Democrats control of Congress.
House Republicans are clinging to a razor-thin majority.
A series of resignations over the course of the last six months have cut into what was an already small majority, leaving House Republicans little margin for error on votes.
Now, another shocking resignation shrank the House Republican majority by another seat.
RINO heads for the exit
RINO Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) – who had already announced that he was retiring after this term – made the surprise announcement that he will be resigning from Congress at the end of next week.
“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.”
Buck didn’t offer a reason why he decided to resign early, but he did whine to the Washington Post about the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
“We’ve taken impeachment and we’ve made it a social media issue as opposed to a constitutional concept — this place keeps going downhill and I don’t need to spend more time here,” Buck said.
Buck has been angling to transition to a career in the media, continuously increasing his appearances on outlets like CNN.
He’s consistently claimed that there’s no evidence to impeach Biden and voted against impeaching Biden Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) was even caught off guard by Buck’s announcement – which probably says a lot about his grasp on the inner workings of Congress and serves as yet another indictment against his “leadership.”
“I was surprised by Ken’s announcement — I look forward to talking with him about that,” Johnson said.
Republican control over the House is in danger
After Buck officially steps down, Republicans will have just 218 seats in the House, while Democrats will control 213 seats – four seats will remain vacant until special elections can take place.
Representative Buck hinted that more resignations could be on the way, which could give control of the chamber back to Democrats before November’s election even takes place.
Axios asked Buck if he was getting any backlash from his colleagues for his surprise departure.
“I think it’s the next three people that leave that they’re going to be worried about,” Buck said.
The winners of the four upcoming special elections won’t be seated for months.
Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerald Baker said it was possible that Democrats could make House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Speaker before the next Congress.
“I think the possibility of Speaker Hakeem Jeffries sometime between now and January 3rd next year is rising pretty rapidly ’cause there may well be more,” Baker said on Fox News. “And we’re really at the point where Jeffries, another couple of Republican defections or another couple of resignations like that or Republican gets sick or God forbid is unable to perform his or her duties, you could well– Jeffries could just about squeak a Speaker vote.”
Democrats are now one step closer to regaining control of the House, and not a single vote has been cast in the 2024 election.
And it’s probably a good time for Republicans to stop believing that they’re on their way to a landslide victory in November simply because Joe Biden is at the top of the ticket.
