McCarthy: Let's make a deal

You can like or dislike Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) all you want. Many do not like him. Fine. The problem is, he is the sole nominee of the Republicans for House Speaker. They already had the vote to make him their nominee.

Now, McCarthy is having to really beg his colleagues to not throw the election come this Tuesday. After all, the Democrats would be positively gleeful to see the Republicans collapse just enough to see Hakeem Jeffries win the vote for House Speaker. That really would be the cherry on the crap sandwich that was the midterm elections for the GOP, wouldn’t it? I think the House GOP holdouts are aware of the consequences of not backing McCarthy. This isn’t about whether or not they like McCarthy – it’s whether or not they want McCarthy over Jeffries. Andy Biggs, who challenged McCarthy and would still win a handful of votes (but only from fellow Republicans) is a non-starter of an option because he doesn’t have enough support. While we can wish that the situation was different, this is the hand that was dealt.