After 13 failed attempts to win the integral speakership position, Kevin McCarthy predicts he will soon achieve victory.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has struggled to secure enough votes to win the speaker's gavel.Republican Kevin McCarthy has picked up the support of most of the right-wing hardliners who had opposed his bid to lead the United States House of Representatives, but fell short of clinching victory in the 13th ballot in four days.
Mr McCarthy gained backing on Friday from 15 of his former hardline opponents, but drew just 214 votes in total, three short of the 217 needed if all 434 current members of the House vote. The path to a winning tally depends on the ever-shifting math of where his six remaining hardline opponents stand and whether two McCarthy supporters who had left Washington return on Friday.
Representative Scott Perry, the chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, said he changed his vote to support Mr McCarthy because Mr McCarthy agreed to profound changes in how the House approves spending. "It has become clear to me that a couple of individuals are simply obstructionists," said Keith Self, a newly elected Texas Republican, after switching his vote.This week's 13 failed votes marked the highest number of ballots for the speakership since 1859. Without a leader, the House is unable to begin its business.
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