McCarthy can afford only a handful of Republican defectors without turning to Democrats to save his speakership.
filed a motion to vacate McCarthy's speakership on Monday following months of frustration between the speaker and the GOP conference's most right-wing flank. McCarthy sparked Gaetz's outrage after reaching a deal with Democrats to pass a short-term spending bill that averted a government shutdown on Saturday as HouseMcCarthy, the Republican representative from California, faces potentially complex math in this battle to stay in power.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on October 2, 2023. McCarthy said he doesn't plan to strike a deal with Democrats to save his speakership."You know, they haven't asked for anything, and I'm not going to provide anything," he said.
Typically, lawmakers are more willing to cross party lines on policy than leadership races, which are more about advancing the party's brand. Still, Democrats representing districts former Presidentwon in 2020, or those more evenly split between the two political parties, are more likely to back McCarthy, Harbridge-Yong said.
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