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- This week has shown the extent of congressional Republicans' struggles.
- Now, even the Senate GOP seems to be going through it.
- Trump has clearly worsened the situation, but the rot was there long before him.
House Republicans' rudderless direction has begun to spread across the Capitol.
No, chaos is not a communicable disease, but this entire week in Washington has put on full display the decay inside the Republican Party. Look no further than Tuesday night when House Republicans plowed ahead with two votes that they didn't have to hold. In a matter of minutes, their twin failures illustrated the directionless that has personified their thin majority.