Kevin McCarthy is working behind the scenes to re-elect Republicans who voted to impeach Trump

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Kevin McCarthy is working behind the scenes to re-elect Republicans who voted to impeach Trump: report

Tom Boggioni

https://www.rawstory.com/kevin-mccarthy-2654965683/?e=[e-mail]&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7830&recip_id=569035&list_id=1

September 10, 2021


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As CNN's Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers wrote, "Half of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection -- Reps. David Valadao of California, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state, John Katko of New York, and Fred Upton and Peter Meijer, both of Michigan -- participate in a joint fundraising committee with McCarthy and his leadership PAC, which has raised roughly $100,000 for each of the five campaigns in the first half of the year."

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"McCarthy is talking out of one side of his mouth, saying that he supports the MAGA movement, Trump and President Trump's policies, but his money is supporting Jaime Herrera Beutler and four of the other impeachment voters," charged Joe Kent, a Trump-backed primary challenger to Herrera Beutler in an interview with CNN. "It's just part of the GOP grift. So me and the rest of the base, we've kind of heard enough from them."

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"His comments underscore the kinds of headaches facing McCarthy. Trump's meddling in GOP primaries -- especially in key swing districts -- is threatening to complicate the House GOP's path back to the majority," CNN is reporting. "The California Republican finds himself caught between a Trump-loyal right flank whom he needs to be speaker one day and Republican incumbents whom he has vowed to protect."

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"I don't care about DC leaders ... most of the Republicans in DC are RINOs who have no interest in actually putting America First," Carra wrote in an email to CNN. "Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make. He can continue to back the Anti-Trump Fred Upton who voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump or he can join the America First movement and support Steve Carra, who now has the full and total endorsement of President Trump."

[Frustratedlady]

1. No surprise there. They are so busy fighting mandates and killing Repukes, they

need to hold onto what/whomever they have left.

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6. He's trying to save both sides of his butt.

[bluesbassman]

2. The "full and total endorsement of president Trump" should be a death sentence to any campaign.

That people like Carra still seek it speaks to how messed up we are in this country.

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7. That "full and total" crap will be the end of them.

[Walleye]

3. McCarthy is too dumb to navigate this complicated situation

[lagomorph777]

4. When will Qevin and the Coup Caucus Coocoos be put on the witness stand?

I wanna see 'em squirm.

[patphil]

5. He's probably decided that it will be easier to re-elect them than a radical Trump Humper.

If far right Trump Humpers takes the nominations away from those encumbents, the Republicans could lose some of those seats.
When it comes down to it, McCarthy's only concern is taking back the House.
Personally I think it's a lose-lose situation for him. If the encumbents survive a primary challenge, some Trump supporters may choose not to vote for them. If they don't survive, a radical Republican candidate could lose moderate and independent support.
Either way it could mean gains for the Democrats in the House.