OPINION: The real reason Kevin McCarthy won
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., discusses Biden's classified documents, the China committee and other top GOP priorities in an exclusive interview on 'Sunday Morning Futures.'The historic speakership drama offered a very public reminder of a counterintuitive, often overlooked, congressional truth: Losing can sometimes be the only way to win.’s 14 failed speakership ballots over four days an embarrassing and position-weakening display.
The weakness in the holdouts’ plan—‘if we deny McCarthy the speakership, he’ll just quit and someone else will step forward’—became clearer. And McCarthy’s strength—that he’d give away just about anything to become speaker—became an asset. The rebel’s position, whether because they got enough of what they wanted or because they couldn’t stomach being the reason the House couldn’t get to work, became politically and publicly untenable. Yes, they received important concessions. Yes, they proved that they can end McCarthy’s speakership whenever they want.
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