House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Punchbowl News that he believes he can win the votes of the House Republican Conference and that if he doesn’t win, it wasn’t in “God’s plan.”
Said McCarthy: “I think I can win with any seat majority. If I’m even up for Speaker, that means we won seats. I’ve been the top House Republican for two cycles. I’ve never lost seats, I’ve only won.”
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