GOP leaders scramble as ‘national spectacle’ risks handing Dems major victories: report

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 31, 2026 · 3m

The Real Scandal Is Republican ProtectionRepublican leaders are not suddenly discovering principle. They are calculating whether two House GOP scandals will cost them seats. One member, Chuck Edwards, was found by the House Ethics Committee to have engaged in persistent and inappropriate conduct toward young female staffers and then dropped his reelection bid. Another, Max Miller, has faced allegations of abuse that he denies, while his document dump has turned the case into a spectacle. The story is being treated as a midterm problem. That framing is too small.Power Knows Where It SitsThe…