The impending showdown on Capitol Hill over government funding represents a significant leadership test for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The road ahead is rocky as the speaker faces tough vote math, major challenges and the potential threat of a conservative revolt against his speakership.
Turns out constantly capitulating to the far right doesn’t earn you any loyalty from them – who’d have guessed? /s
Hakeem Jeffries can garner about 212 votes. Just need to win over a few Republicans…
I mean, it sounds crazy, but if a couple republican reps from swing districts went with it, it isn’t impossible.