Part of Kevin McCarthy’s website last week prematurely identified him as the “House Speaker-elect.” That could soon prove quite embarrassing. (via MaddowBlog)
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has a simple goal: He wants to be House speaker in the next Congress. The California Republican also has a simple problem interfering with this goal: McCarthy currently lacks the support he needs to earn the gavel., in public and in private, desperately trying to line up backers and win over intra-party detractors. The good news for McCarthy is that he doesn’t have a rival, which theoretically should make it easier for him to win.
The bad news for McCarthy is that the larger conversation is starting to shift. The Washington Post ranWhat’s clear is that Kevin McCarthy’s math for becoming speaker is looking quite difficult. What’s less clear is who could fill the vacuum and take over if McCarthy can’t get the votes. Five House Republicans have come out firmly against the House minority leader — a number that could be enough to defeat his candidacy in the narrowly GOP-controlled House.
To be sure, as of this morning, McCarthy is the only announced contender. But there’s ample evidence that should probably make the incumbent minority leader nervous. Republican Rep. Ralph Norman, one of McCarthy’s most notable GOP critics, was asked last week about who he and others in the anti-McCarthy contingent have in mind for the office. “It will be apparent in the coming weeks who that person will be,” the South CarolinianA day later, Republican Rep.
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