The GOP majority in the House, when it is all said and done, will be no more than nine. That means the leadership will only be able to lose a handful of votes at any given time. It makes every GOP House member the equivalent of Joe Manchin.
How will that play out? The far right will be expecting to drive the train, but the moderates have a hammer, as well. Will they use it?
Don’t hold your breath. As I have noted in previous posts, the power in the GOP lies with the extremists, because the moderates value power and party unity over everything else, including the welfare of the American people. There is no reason to believe that will change in the foreseeable future.