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McCarthy Bails from Speaker Race
Thursday, October 8, 2015 10:08
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In a shocking development, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday threw the contest for Speaker wide open by suddenly dropping out of the race.
McCarthy was a sure bet to win the support of a majority of the GOP caucus during a vote that had been scheduled for today, but it was uncertain whether rebellious conservatives would deny him the 218 he would need to be elected later this month on the floor.
The vote among Republicans was rescheduled from today until Oct. 29.
According to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., McCarthy told Republicans that he didn’t think he could unite the Republican Party.
Source: http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2015/10/08/mccarthy-bails-speaker-race/
