As the House prepares to cast its votes for speaker, Kevin McCarthy thinks today will be a 'good day' for him. That's possible ... but not likely. (via MaddowBlog)
On the first day of the new Congress, the incoming House Republican majority is starting with "an ugly street fight" over who should be speaker.Reporters caught up with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Monday afternoon on Capitol Hill, and the California Republican did his best to appear optimistic about the upcoming vote on his bid for speaker.
These are not normal circumstances. As of this minute, McCarthy, facing a stubborn group of opponents from his own party, still doesn’t have the votes necessary to prevail. But as Tuesday gets underway, McCarthy simply isn’t where he wants to be. In fact, things appear to be getting worse, not better: Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, the chair of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, issuedthis morning that read in part,"Kevin McCarthy had an opportunity to be Speaker of the House. He rejected it."
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