Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Fails To Win Fourth Vote For House Speaker
* All Democrats voted for Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries while anti-McCarthy Republicans seem united behind Florida Rep. Byron Donalds
* Twenty Republicans have voted for Donalds, one Republican, Rep. Victoria Spartz, switched her vote from McCarthy to 'present'
The House failed to make GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy its speaker in a fourth round of ballots Wednesday, with 21 Republicans voting against the California Republican.
All Democrats voted for Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries while anti-McCarthy Republicans were mostly united behind Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.
Twenty Republicans have voted for Donalds, including the Florida Republican himself. One Republican, Rep. Victoria Spartz, switched her vote from McCarthy to 'present.'
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WNU Editor: The support for McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House is not there. The question that remains to be answered is who in the Republican leadership will be given the uncomfortable job of telling McCarthy that his dream of becoming the next House Speaker is not going to happen.
Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Fails To Win Fourth Vote For House Speaker
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