Is the Debt Debate Damaging the Republican Party Brand?
The recent debt ceiling debate between Democrats and Republicans has invited dissident voices within the GOP, fracturing the party’s image of solidarity. House Republican leaders delayed a vote on their plan to raise the debt ceiling Monday night after opposition from dissenting conservatives in the party. Last night House Speaker John Boehner was reportedly able to convince a growing number of House members to get behind the plan – but only reluctantly. The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, and Republican strategist Ron Christie, CEO of Christie Strategies and author of “Acting White: The Curious History of a Racial Slur” talk about whether this in-party fighting will damage the GOP’s brand and political clout.
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