McCarthy on Speakership chaos: ‘How do you allow four percent of the conference to do this to the en

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 McCarthy on Speakership chaos: ‘How do you allow four percent of the conference to do this to the entire country?’
by Lauren Sforza - 10/12/23 9:42 PM ET

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is questioning how the small number of Republicans who voted to oust him last week has led to the ongoing turmoil among the GOP conference as its members scramble to find a new Speaker.

“What’s validating to me is how do you allow 4 percent of the conference do this to the entire country? Why would all the Democrats join with eight members?” McCarthy told reporters when asked if it was “validating” to see other Republicans face challenges in the Speakership race.

McCarthy, who went through 15 rounds of voting to secure the Speakership in January, was booted from the top position last week when eight Republicans sided with Democrats in a motion to vacate. The House is now slated to close in on 10 days without a Speaker, as Republicans remain split on who to back for the top role.

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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is questioning how the small number of Republicans who voted to oust him last week has led to the ongoing turmoil among the GOP conference as its members scramble to find a new Speaker.

Stop whining, you fool.  You agreed to the terms.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Stop whining, you fool.  You agreed to the terms.

Of course he agreed - because the same 4% were standing in the way of who everyone else wanted as Speaker, and the deadlock had to end at some point.

It was almost inevitable from the jump that it wasn't going to work out because the 96% were eventually going to get sick of being pushed around by the 4%, and wouldn't want him to keep meeting their demands.  The only thing that would have prevented it would have been if the 4% had decided not to try to force their views on the rest of the Conference.

That wasn't McCarthy's fault - it was the fault of the 4% trying to dictate to the rest of the caucus.  That precedent has now been set, so every little faction within the GOP conference - RINOs and all - are now going to the same thing.

It is not workable in the long term, and will only end up making the GOP look incompetent to voters.