McCarthy won't run for Speaker again

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Source: The Hill

10/03/23 6:59 PM ET


Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed members of his conference Tuesday night that he will not run for Speaker again after the House voted to oust him from the post hours earlier, multiple lawmakers confirmed to The Hill. The House voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy as Speaker, a mutiny led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and joined by seven Republicans and every Democrat.

McCarthy delivered the news to his conference in a closed-door meeting to discuss next steps. “Everybody was kind of stunned,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told reporters.The House is not expected to vote on a new Speaker this week. The GOP conference will have a candidate forum next Tuesday to select their pick for the job, with Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) presiding.

“So between now and then there’s gonna be a lot obviously a lot of work to be done to try to consider and vet and discuss and compare notes and see who can build a coalition for support and then we as a conference will hear from them and challenge them,” Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy, said.

It’s not immediately clear who could be nominated for Speaker instead. Asked if he would run for Speaker, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) pointed to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). “He’d made a great Speaker,” Emmer said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4237019-mccarthy-wont-run-for-speaker-again/

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Previous article -

10/03/23 6:59 PM ET


Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed members of his conference Tuesday night that he will not run for Speaker again after the House voted to oust him from the post hours earlier, multiple lawmakers confirmed to The Hill.

The House voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy as Speaker, a mutiny led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and joined by seven Republicans and every Democrat.

McCarthy delivered the news to his conference in a closed-door meeting to discuss next steps. "Everybody was kind of stunned," Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told reporters.

It's not immediately clear who could be nominated for Speaker instead. Asked if he would run for Speaker, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) pointed to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.).

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10/03/23 6:59 PM ET


Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed members of his conference Tuesday night that he will not run for Speaker again after the House voted to oust him from the post hours earlier, multiple lawmakers confirmed to The Hill.

DEVELOPING.

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1. McCarthy's Speakership in a gif:

[NNadir]

2. Spot on perfect!

[BumRushDaShow]

5. ...

[mahina]

7. Om man

That poor guy

[twodogsbarking]

10. Surf sex.

[japple]

14. Thank you, thank you.

[NCjack]

22. But, he is the only one in the Republican conference that his experience in the job.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Fuck yiz? I'm taking my marbles

and going home.

---and I won't play with yiz no more.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Even if he ran again and won again it wouldn't matter...

The GQP hasn't been able to govern since Newt. They couldn't govern their way out of a paperbag for the last 20 years. Morons galore!

[Gore1FL]

11. I'm not entirely sure they could govern then, either.

The tricks were newer and more effective back then.

[mahina]

6. Crash test dummy says what?

Actually, he reminds me more of some poor animal tossed in the air by an orca for a week

Does not age well

[brush]

8. Now he's hoping he can get reelected to his seat even.

[Wounded Bear]

9. The last couple of repub House Speakers have not had happy endings...

Happy trails Kevin.

[Comfortably_Numb]

12. Qev, we knew too much about you. Spineless, vacuum of a carbon form, craven and sycophantic.

Suck it.

[paleotn]

15. And he's liable to get primaried.

If the nutters can get someone on the R primary ballot in CA. Not sure how that works in CA, but he's liable to get Eric Cantor-ed.

[SunSeeker]

16. He's in CA, but in a very red district. There's a good chance he'll be primaried from the right. n

[SunSeeker]

17. Was being Speaker 9 months worth debasing yourself to Trump it, Kev?

[Marius25]

18. Steve Scalise is already making calls to get support for Speaker

and I think Jim Jordan wants it too.

Whichever Republican gets it will be a disaster for America.

It sucks we can't find 5 sane Republicans to put Jeffries in the role.

[Polybius]

19. That would be insanity

Why would they vote for someone from an opposing Party? They disagree with him on every major issue.

[BlueKota]

24. The thought of any republican as Speaker is bad enough,

but even the thought of Jordan getting it makes me feel even worse.

[ZonkerHarris]

20. aw, don't take it personally Kevin. They only hate you.

[Initech]

21. How about just save yourself the embarrassment and just don't run again?

Let a better Dem occupy that seat!

[Hekate]

23. Aw. Well the Man from Bakersfield will always have his door-plaque to remind him of the experience