Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) mentioned that Kevin McCarthy is getting a once-in-a-century humiliation for whitewashing an revolt.
Rep. Raskin tweeted:
This once-in-a-century humiliation of a celebration’s nominee for Speaker is chickens coming dwelling to roost for McCarthy, who whitewashed right-wing insurrectionism on the Home ground. No person’s getting killed now, however the Home GOP now sleeps within the mattress they made with Trump and Bannon.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) January 3, 2023
Rep. Raskin is right. Kevin McCarthy didn’t construct this humiliating defeat with one act or someday. McCarthy has been caving to insurrectionists and home terror supporters for the reason that 1/6 assault.
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On the time of this writing, Kevin McCarthy is shedding his third vote to be the following Speaker of the Home. It turned out that not even pandering to probably the most harmful right-wing flank within the Home was sufficient to achieve their assist and the Home gavel.
Kevin McCarthy labored onerous to fail this spectacularly and turn into a nationwide joke.
It’s obvious that the By no means Kevin group of Home Republican voters is just not going to budge on their place. Kevin McCarthy can maintain votes all evening, however the math will nonetheless be the maths.
Kevin McCarthy has earned this degree of humiliation.
The query is, how for much longer will his supporters keep on with him?
Some reasonable Democrats have opened discussions with some reasonable Republicans about forming a coalition majority within the Home. The Democratic Home management has no real interest in serving to McCarthy, but when this farce continues, one thing will ultimately shift, and the consequence could possibly be the tip of Kevin McCarthy.
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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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