At least 217 House Republicans will need to agree on a candidate to avoid repeating January’s battle, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting
The morning sun hits the dome of the Capitol on a day where House Republicans will hold a closed conference meeting to vote by secret ballot to nominate a House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 11.Republicans in the U.S.
Even before lawmakers start voting on a speaker, they are expected to decide how many votes the nominee will need to win. It took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy last week, a fact that could make leading the caucus a challenge for any new speaker. “The answers were vague today, and I think that causes problems,” Buck told reporters. “Kevin found that out.”
At least 217 House Republicans will need to agree on a candidate to avoid a repeat of January’s messy speakership battle, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting to win the speaker’s gavel.
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