Paige Wolf Profile picture
Jan 3 11 tweets 3 min read
The shitshow happening on the U.S. Congressional floor right now honestly pales in comparison to what just happened in #Harrisburg. And the media reports really aren't doing this justice.
I am going to try to break this down for people who don't eat #Pennsylvania politics for breakfast (I have NJ for lunch) - and make sure everyone realizes what a slap in the face this was to the people who WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF to bring home a progressive majority for this state
PA won the House 102-101. However, since three members in safe D districts need to be replaced by special election (one passed away, one moved to Congress, and one moved to LT. Gov), technically Republicans would have the majority opening on the floor today.
Because the will of the people was clear that Democrats would lead the House, Rep. Joanna McClinton was elected Speaker of the House, the first Black woman leader, and sworn in. In addition, Republicans separately swore in their own jar of mayonnaise Bryan Cutler as House Leader.
Both sides argue that the other is invalid and this went to the courts which have not yet deliberated.
In the meantime, Rs were trying to hold off Special Elections to fill these D vacancies for as long as possible. While Democrats were trying to get them scheduled ASAP
The Republican strategy was to hold off the inevitable majority as long as they could so they could try to ram through a veto-proof anti-abortion amendment. Following so far?
So today no one knew what was going to happen when everyone was sworn in and they had to elect a House Speaker. Both sides believed the Speaker seat was rightly theirs, but also knew that someone had to become Speaker or nothing could...happen.
But apparently, unbeknownst to anyone, a few Republicans were cutting a back door deal with a moderate D named Mark Rozzi from Berks County.
An R came to the floor to nominate this moderate D as a sort of "compromise," allowing Democrats to move forward with the House majority but taking away the power from the more progressive woman of color.
Seeing no other option, the Democrats, including McClinton said FINE WHATEVER and joined with a handful of Republicans in electing the new PA House Majority Leader Mark Rozzi, a milquetoast moderate Democrat that you have never heard of.
They handed Rep. Rozzi the gavel and he immediately took the stage to say..."SIKE!!!!! I'm Not a Democrat Anymore Bitches - and I Won't Caucus With Them Either!"
And this is how Pennsylvania Democrats were tricked out of their hard-fought and won House Majority in 2023.

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