McCarthy Still Short on Votes

“Just hours before the speakership vote, Kevin McCarthy’s opponents are warning they still aren’t ready to give him the support he needs,” Politico reports.

“With the House slated to start voting on who will command the gavel around midday Tuesday, McCarthy remains short of the necessary 218 votes. And his last-ditch efforts, including a long list of concessions he released to his conference over the weekend, has done little to sway his most ardent detractors.”

“In fact, there were further signs Monday that the California Republican’s bid is in deep trouble. The influential conservative group Club for Growth released a whip notice for the speakership vote, urging a no vote on McCarthy — without explicitly naming him — if he didn’t concede to various rules being pushed by some of those opposing him, many of them members of the House Freedom Caucus.”

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