comment: Republican revenge politics is way out of hand. Moderate Republicans showing any sings of bipartisanship is now grounds for censure?
  
  One of the leading candidates to become the next head of the Ohio Republican Party is proposing to formally rebuke the 22 GOP state lawmakers who teamed up with Democrats earlier this week to elect Republican Jason Stephens speaker of the Ohio House over a rival Republican candidate.
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  The development has angered some Republicans and conservative activists and inflamed divisions within the GOP caucus. Stephens’ allies have defended the vote, saying it will bring greater stability to the House, which has been in a near-constant leadership battle since 2018, due to scandals and dynamics related to term limits. Stephens is somewhat less conservative than Merrin, and is eligible to remain in office for six more years, compared to Merrin’s two years.
  
  God forbid that Moderate Republicans team up with Democrats for a stable government and they get punished because they wouldn't vote for a clown show.