The 'Never Kevin' coalition isn't budging. (via MaddowBlog)
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida — a McCarthy supporter who said he believed the incumbent GOP leader simply lacked the votes necessary to prevail.
On the fourth ballot, McCarthy’s detractors nominated Donalds — who received the same 20 votes Jordan received yesterday afternoon.mean that the Floridian is the right’s new choice, so much as he’s the latest Republican to serve as an alternative for GOP members opposed to the party’s nominee. And apparently, there are plenty of GOP members opposed to the party’s nominee, and at this point, they’re not budging.he’s not making any progress
. It was widely assumed, including by the Californian himself, that the first ballot wouldn’t go his way, but McCarthy and his allies hoped that repeated votes would create unsustainable pressure.What’s more, McCarthy held a series of meetings after yesterday’s adjournment in which the GOP leader tried to position himself for a stronger showing today. On the fourth ballot, however, made no progress at all.
This is more than just embarrassing: The more House Republicans, including enthusiastic McCarthy backers, come to believe that he simply lacks the support he’ll need to prevail, the more they’ll consider alternatives.
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