After experiencing another loss on Wednesday, Kevin McCarthy went on to propose a few more concessions in his effort to reach 218 votes. One of the concessions involved a rules change that would allow just a single member to call for a vote or even oust a sitting speaker.
The concessions do come in at the same time the incumbent GOP head has been struggling to create a path forward with the House already adjourned until 12 pm on Thursday. The House GOP majority has also come under a deadlock amid the major opposition that McCarthy has been facing from a whole bunch of conservatives. The fight started on the first day of the 118th Congress and has already thrown the new House GOP majority into a position of chaos- something that also undercut the agenda of the party.
Kevin McCarthy Has An Uphill Task Before Him
It does seem that the House will be paralyzed until this standoff gets resolved. The situation has also become quite dire for the political future of Kevin McCarthy as the allies of the Republicans are also beginning to fear that the leader of the House GOP may not be capable enough to pull off the gamble of being the speaker if the fight ends up continuing.
Interestingly, it is also not clear that the leader of the House GOP and his allies will be able to lock the votes down. And the longer the fight keeps going on, the more imperiled his bid for speakership will end up becoming. But on Wednesday, there were multiple signs that things were about to get resolved.
Kevin McCarthy’s latest concession would also be a significant win for the hardcore conservatives. This does come after the Republican from California had already brought up a five-member threshold, down from the current conference rules.
