'I don't think there is somebody who's his equal,' one strategist said.
"I don't think there is somebody who's his equal," one strategist said.Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington.and freezing key legislative business -- but the political ripple effects of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster this week could stretch far beyond Capitol Hill.
Rob Stutzman, a California GOP strategist who has known McCarthy for years, spoke bluntly of the former speaker's campaign prowess, telling ABC News: "McCarthy's without peer ... especially in California and New York." "I don't think there is somebody who's his equal. And there is a learning curve. The learning curve is the 13 months until the next election. That's not enough time," said California GOP strategist Sal Russo. "We're definitely handicapped."
Still, Jordan has proven to be a muscular fundraiser in his own right, leaning on his good standing with the GOP grassroots to fuel a small-dollar donor machine. A source familiar with the matter told ABC News that Jordan has already traveled to eight states this year to fundraise for more than a dozen lawmakers and that Scalise's team has asked Jordan to sign on to fundraising mailers, including as recently as in the past few weeks.
Rep. Mike Lawler, who flipped a Biden district in New York last year, has floated trying to expel Gaetz from the conference -- as Gaetz has defended his campaign against McCarthy -- and California Rep. Michelle Steel called McCarthy's removal "a reckless and unnecessary distraction."
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