F**k. 117th Congress will be more full of crazies than any other in recent memory.
What an awful day this has been politically. First, Kamala Harris was named as Biden's running mate. Now, both Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Illhan Omar have won their primaries. At least not everything has gone wrong this primary season, as both Steve King and Steve Watkins will be gone in January.
One thing to consider: The Gingrich freshman class included Steve Stockman, Helen Chenoweth, but also Charlie Bass, Joe Scarborough, Mac Thornberry, Tom Davis and Frank LoBiondo. And the 2010 class included Allen West, Paul Gosar and Scott DesJarlais, but also Bob Dold, Jon Runyan, Richard Hanna and Mike Fitzpatrick. Every class does include genuinely good people who end becoming excellent legislators.
All the good legislators you mentioned from the 2010 class are now gone, although Fitzpatrick was replaced by his brother Brian when he retired.
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