Kevin McCarthy says he's open to having his job back, but some House Republicans have already moved on.
Kevin McCarthy says he’s open to having his job back, but some House Republicans have already moved on.
Still, there’s a contingency of the House GOP that is unhappy with either choice. And some of them are using the attack in Israel to argue that McCarthy should be back at the helm. Others are wondering if the head-to-head speaker matchup slated this week — should it fail to find a consensus candidate who can reach 218 votes on the floor — will create an opening for others they find more palatable.
Scalise and Jordan, the House Judiciary chair, will deliver their pitches to fellow Republicans over the next two days. Over the past several days, both men scrambled to meet with and pitch various factions of Republicans on their candidacies. The full GOP conference is expected to vote by secret ballot on Wednesday, with a House-wide vote planned soon after, though many concede the internal deliberations could drag on far longer.
The GOP conference vote currently only requires a simple majority. But a group of House Republicans are pushing to change the rules at least temporarily to require the named speaker-nominee to have the needed 218 support before coming to the House floor.
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