Welcome to the beat, everyone. I am Ari Melburgh, and we begin here where the whole country is,

Kevin McCarthy's losing streak in a third day. Now, 10 consecutive defeats, 10 lost votes,

and the humiliation that's come with that here in front of the whole nation.

Tonight we begin with how we got here, because everyone's been absorbing the days now of chaos,

headlines about the failure of the Republican majority to get its work started in its new Congress,

a story that really goes beyond politics, and it's reaching people who don't always follow

the swearing-in or the Speaker's race. So if you approach this with fresh eyes, as many Americans

have,

saying what's going on over there, you might actually wonder why the big and chaotic fight

right now that continues with these rolling losses for Republicans, why is it happening

at the finish line of a win for the GOP and the midterms? And why is the big fight in Washington

within one party, Not between what are

the typically warring factions, between parties. Well, there are many factors, but three reasons

loom large. First, a crop of Republicans who are more focused on hijacking than governing.

Second, this Trump internet industrial complex that puts

the content, the trolling, all the internet theatrics above the real world we live in. And third,

the sheer math in the Republican Party's red fizzle this November, no wave, no large majority, no way to

mathematically overwhelm this band of now effective hijackers. So as we begin tonight, where we were

yesterday and the day before with these Republican problems, I'm just going to go through

this briefly with you before we bring in our experts. On the hijackers, they are a small share of the Republican Party's caucus in the House,

but they are willing to upend everything.

You know, Bush White House veteran David Frum stressed the key point when he joined us this week,

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