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Let's All Laugh At Kevin McCarthy

Let's All Laugh At Kevin McCarthy

This is a disaster not only for McCarthy, but the GOP's prospects in 2024.

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Jan 04, 2023
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by Ben Cohen

Rep. Kevin McCarthy arrived at the House chamber on Tuesday, hoping to secure enough votes to become speaker. He left just five hours later having failed to do so. McCarthy became the first person in a century to have failed in a first ballot for the position.

It was a humiliating spectacle for the Congressman wh…

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