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- The ousting of Kevin McCarthy has thrown the House back into chaos, and there's no clear successor.
- Some have speculated that a "compromise speaker" or "coalition government" could emerge.
- There's simply no way that's happening. Here's why.
The fall of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the hands of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has revived talk of something relatively uncommon in American politics — a "compromise speaker" or "bipartisan coalition" emerging to govern the increasingly ungovernable House of Representatives.
Let's just say it up front: it's not going to happen.