Inside fourth day of voting to choose Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesCoinciding with the second anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, finally something moves. Kevin McCarthyRepublican elected by the majority of his party to run for officespeaker‘ and faced opposition from 20 representatives of the far right in the previous 11 votes, negotiations and concessions to win support of 13 of these “rebels”” on the twelfth ballot, also Reclaiming the support of a congressman who voted “present”.
Although McCarthy did not get a quorum to take office once again, and the math was still in the middle of nowhere. opposition from seven of his colleaguesThe movements give a lot of air to his candidacy. For the first time, he received more votes than Democratic candidate Hakeem Jeffreis. And the pressure to withdraw from the race and the speculation that an alternative candidate may be sought is removed.
After the last days and hours of intense discussion and deliberation, McCarthy arrived at most this Friday. Trustworthy and those seen shortly after advancing. “You will see that some of the people who voted against me voted for me,” he said.
important folds
While all ballots are important, some are particularly important. Among them, for example, Scott Perry, president of Freedom Caucus, The most ultra-conservative congressional group from which most of the rebels came. In one tweet, a “reassured that he’s in”turning point“.
His return is also noteworthy. Ralph Normana representative who was originally inside the so-called group “Kevin never”. And that of Paul Gosar, one of the most radical congressmen in the United States, who was vehemently opposed to McCarthy.
without agreement
McCarthy also acknowledged that: There is still no firm agreement with the ultra-conservative representatives. Many of the concessions he has made to them, such as reducing the number of members who can start the ‘Speaker’ process to just one, have been leaked, but these have yet to be officially confirmed. And Perry, president of Freedom Caucus, said, “A agreement framework“.