Fourteen holdouts flipped on Friday to vote to make the GOP leader the speaker of the House.
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) pumps his fist after voting for himself for the 9th time during a 9th round of voting in the election of a new Speaker of the House on the third day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 5, 2023.
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Kevin McCarthy emerged from the House chamber on Thursday afternoon confident that he would have the votes to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives Friday night.
After so many failed votes, why was he sure he could close the deal tonight? “Because I count,” McCarthy told reporters.
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John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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Kevin McCarthy emerged from the House chamber on Thursday afternoon confident that he would have the votes to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives Friday night.
After so many failed votes, why was he sure he could close the deal tonight? “Because I count,” McCarthy told reporters.
About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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