14 radical Republicans who have so far refused to support McCarthy stood behind him today. Together they gave a clear message after the vote, according to the New York Times: “There will be no Democrat leaders”. This is the first time the Republican candidate has received more votes than Hakeem Jeffries, who the Democrats have nominated. The twelfth vote, which began on the fourth day in the House of Representatives, ended with 213 votes for McCarthy, 211 for Jeffries, 4 for Jim Jordan and 3 for Kevin Hern. Kevin McCarthy when the votes were counted on 6 January. Photo: JON CHERRY / Reuters McCarthy still needs five more votes to walk away with the victory. news spoke to Dusty Johnson, who supports McCarthy, in Congress on Friday morning. He said that the wing was in the process of negotiating an agreement, but would not speculate on when it would be ready. – You have the progress in the political theatre, which is the voices up on the board, and then you have the real progress behind the scenes. I think most of the members who care about finding success follow the latest things much more closely, he said. Dusty Johnson is one of McCarthy’s supporters, and is a member of the House of Representatives from South Dakota. Photo: Dusty Johnson / Reuters – I think that an increasing number of members are becoming comfortable with the proposed package of rules in itself, and understand the good things it can bring to how we govern the 118th Congress. Usually, the vote on a new leader is only ceremonial. But due to the narrow majority the Republicans have in Congress, a small group has veto power. McCarthy has so far been challenged by a group of radical party members, of whom seven are now to be convinced. Several people gathered on Thursday around Byron Donalds from Florida, who voted for McCarthy on Friday. One of the defectors, Matt Gaetz, still said that McCarthy was not going to get enough votes. – We have no confidence in giving such power to McCarthy. We know who he wants to use it on behalf of, and are concerned that it is not the American people. We trust Jim Jordan. Not all members were present for today’s first round of voting in the House of Representatives, which made it more difficult to secure a victory. “First and foremost against” The last time the members of the House of Representatives needed so many votes to reach a leader was before the American Civil War, i.e. 150 years ago. For many of the opponents, the problem with McCarthy seems personal, says US commentator in Vårt Land, Sigrid Rege Gårdsvoll. Parts of the Republican breakaway group during the third day of voting in the House of Representatives. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP – McCarthy and organizations associated with him have campaigned against some of these in the nomination election before this election. Many of them point to a personal antipathy based on things that happened in the election campaign. – Then there are probably many who look at him, who has been the leader of the minority until now, very much as a man from Washington. Has is part of what they are there to fight against. At the same time, it is not entirely clear who these 20 will want, says Jan Arild Snoen, a US expert and writer in Minerva. Jan Arild Snoen is a journalist and columnist in Minerva. Photo: Philippe Bédos Ulvin – They are primarily against, and they must show that they are against. That is why it is also so difficult to solve, because it is difficult to know what to give them. – McCarthy has met them on several of their demands, but some of them can get anything. They won’t give up. It is therefore unclear how long this will take.
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McCarthy received several breakaway votes – still lost the twelfth vote on the leadership succession – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
