The GOP's razor-thin new House majority is presenting significant headaches for Representative Kevin McCarthy and sowing division in the party.
securing a much thinner House majority margin than expected after their disappointing performance in this year's midterms, McCarthy is reportedly having difficulty obtaining sufficient votes to secure the speakership position, putting the race for House leadership in disarray.
"A handful of other backbenchers say they'll also oppose Mr. McCarthy, which could lead to multiple ballots and perhaps even a Democratic Speaker," the board's piece said."What's bizarre is that the dissenters don't have major policy differences with Mr. McCarthy or a plausible alternative candidate for Speaker. [Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona] has no chance. He and his rump group also don't seem to have any constructive reason to oppose Mr.
Above, Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican and one of the candidates for speaker of the House is seen. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial slammed an unspecified group of House Republicans as"too dimwitted" to wield power on their own.. Biggs is the former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, a group consisting of the most conservative House GOP members and McCarthy's most vocal Republican detractors.
"A narrow GOP majority of only 222-213 requires a leader who can enforce party discipline," the board added."That's howhas been able to govern with the mirror-image majority in the last two years. Too many House Republicans are too dimwitted to understand the uses of power and how to wield it. They'd rather rage against the machine to no useful effect."
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