Last week, Kevin McCarthy was riding high. As stevebenen writes, This week, 'blindsided“ by his own members, the Republican House speaker effectively lost control of the floor of his own chamber.
Maybe, the argument went, he wasn’t so weak after all. Maybe McCarthy knew what he was doing. Maybe he’d build on the success of the deal and generate some legislative momentum. Maybe he’d defy expectations and succeed as speaker.“ by his own members’ tactics that he didn’t see coming, effectively lost control of the floor of his own chamber.yesterday that he’s working with a tiny majority. That’s true.
As for how this mess gets resolved, for now, that’s an open question. In January, McCarthy had to wheel and deal, making all kinds of secret side deals — many of which we still don’t know about — in order to secure his gavel. Don’t be surprised if he has to start doing the same thing now.
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