Rep. Donalds voted for McCarthy on the first two ballots for House speaker, but switched his vote, telling reporters he'll back McCarthy if the Republican can reverse his fortunes. Now a group of conservatives have rallied behind Donalds. (via MaddowBlog)
As the first day of the new Congress approached, the most frequently referenced number on Capitol Hill was four. With a House Republican majority with 222 members, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his allies realized he could lose no more than four of his own members if he was going to become speaker.
saying they’d heard the GOP leader’s latest pitch, and it wasn’t good enough for them. These nine skeptics werethe five aforementioned McCarthy opponents, bringing the new total to 14 — or 10 more than McCarthy could tolerate.
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