After three days of congressional stalemate, McCarthy convinced nearly three-quarters of his critics to vote for him as speaker of the House.
flipped their votes for Kevin McCarthy—a breakthrough for the congressman, although not enough to secure him the speakership.to elect him as the next speaker of the House after struggling to make ground over three days of voting. On the 12th ballot, however, the majority of McCarthy's critics changed their votes and backed him for the gavel. Then on the 13th vote, another Republican flipped.
Representative Dan Bishop was the first to flip his vote for McCarthy. It was met with a standing ovation from the GOP conference, with many members cheering loudly for the decision. Each House Republican who flipped for McCarthy proceeded to receive their own standing ovation. Representative Victoria Spartz, who voted for McCarthy on the first three ballots before voting"present," also received a standing ovation for voting for the California Republican on Friday. She previously said she switched to present to"help with deliberation."
Above, Rep. Kevin McCarthy walks to a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Inset: Republican Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Chip Roy both flipped and voted for McCarthy to become House speaker after three days of stalemate.While McCarthy was able to persuade most of his colleagues to vote for him, Representatives Andy Biggs,
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