Conservatives welcome House speaker’s departure as chance to usher in ‘new generation of leaders’ – but party’s direction will remain hazy until after electionWhen news broke of House speaker John Boehner’s resignation at a gathering of social conservatives on Friday,the room filled with hundreds of grassroots activists immediately erupted into cheers and a standing ovation.[br]The moment was emblematic of a years-long struggle for the soul of the Republican party, a high-stakes battle that has publicly unfolded in often homely and always dramatic fashion. As the highest-ranking Republican in Washington, and Boehner has spent the greater section of the final four years as the face of that turmoil and,by his own admission, decided to step aside in section to restore a sense of calm.
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Source: theguardian.com