“House Republicans will announce later today that their leadership elections will take place just one week after the midterms,” the Washington Post reports.
“The decision to quickly lock down the conferences’ top slots is a strategic move to ride the high if Republicans retake the House and cement the top leadership team and pave the way for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to become speaker in January.”
“It’s hard to start a fight when people are still celebrating.”
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