Holdouts Take Kevin McCarthy’s New Offer and Vote for Him to Shove It

Jan 5 2023 by The Daily Beast

 
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Three calendar days, four legislative days, and seven ballots later, the numbers aren’t getting better for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) bid to be speaker.

On Thursday, after McCarthy made new concessions the night before, there were still 20 GOP votes against him, with one Republican voting present—just like Wednesday, and one vote worse than Tuesday.

McCarthy hasn’t moved anyone. But the Never Kevin faction isn’t exactly growing either. And one of...

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