As we wait to see who gets control of Congress, I'm hearing some dissent in the Republican ranks about making Kevin McCarthy speaker should they get a majority. They're not sure they trust him to run a sufficiently conservative agenda.
As we wait to see who gets control of Congress, I’m hearing some dissent in theshould they get a majority. They’re not sure they trust him to run a sufficiently conservative agenda.
“With that in mind, let’s say that Republicans take control of the House,” Scott posits, “There is absolutely nothing in the world to prevent Democrats from nominating Liz Cheney to be the next Speaker. And there’s nothing in the world to prevent three, or four, or however many additional Republicans are needed from crossing over the aisle to help elect her.”
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