{"id":1738718,"date":"2022-11-14T20:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T01:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738718"},"modified":"2022-11-14T20:33:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T01:33:20","slug":"report-kevin-mccarthy-made-failed-bid-to-recruit-texas-dem-as-gop-tries-to-grab-slim-house-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kevin-mccarthy-made-failed-bid-to-recruit-texas-dem-as-gop-tries-to-grab-slim-house-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Kevin McCarthy Made Failed Bid To Recruit Texas Dem As GOP Tries To Grab Slim House Majority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-kevin-mccarthy-made-failed-bid-to-recruit-texas-dem-as-gop-tries-to-grab-slim-house-majority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/henry-cuellar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Cuellar<\/a> (D-TX) reportedly rejected a request from House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA) to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy tried to recruit the moderate Democrat in multiple phone calls over the weekend, five people familiar with the outreach told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/midterm-elections-congress-house-results?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. McCarthy could become the next speaker of the House if Republicans can secure at least 218 seats in the chamber and if McCarthy can fend off a potential bid for his leadership position.<\/p>\n<p>The outcomes of over a dozen House races are still unknown. The GOP is favored to win a slight majority with 219 seats, according to NBC News\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2022-elections\/house-results?icid=election_nav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decision Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar is a moderate Democrat from a district in southern Texas that runs along the U.S. border with Mexico. Cuellar\u2019s district has been hit heavily with illegal immigration over the past two years, and the Texas congressman has been one of the most vocal critics of President Joe Biden from within the Democratic Party. Cuellar has made repeated appearances on Fox News to criticize Biden\u2019s border policies.<\/p>\n<p>A McCarthy spokesman told WSJ that the Republican leader did not request the calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone suggesting this is simply exercising in fan fiction,\u201d McCarthy spokesman Mark Bednar said. \u201cLeader McCarthy is going to be elected speaker by the current and newly-elected members of the House Republican Conference. Our efforts are exclusively focused on bringing our conference together and saving the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The results of the 2022 midterms, underwhelming to many Republicans, have led many in the House GOP caucus to question McCarthy\u2019s leadership heading into the new Congress. The GOP leader is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/midterm-elections-congress-house-results\/card\/conservative-andy-biggs-to-challenge-kevin-mccarthy-for-house-speaker-8YmJ9ptlkPVl5rlNdvbP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facing<\/a> a potential challenge from his right from Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy oversaw a closed-door House Republican Conference meeting on Monday. Virginia Rep. Bob Good, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, reportedly told McCarthy that Republicans \u201cgot rolled\u201d in midterms, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/11\/14\/bob-good-republicans-rolled-midterms-kevin-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Caller<\/a>. The meeting overall <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1592280764690972677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> featured mostly muted frustration with McCarthy, however, and nobody spoke in direct challenge to McCarthy for the potential speaker\u2019s gavel.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Rep. Greg Steube, also a member of the Freedom Caucus, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emrwilkins\/status\/1592303622117019648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> the lack of opposition McCarthy faced at the meeting. \u201cWhen you have such a slim majority, I think it\u2019s gonna be difficult to find somebody else that could get to to 218,\u201d he said, according to Bloomberg reporter Emily Wilkins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) reportedly rejected a request from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to join the GOP over the weekend. McCarthy tried to recruit the moderate Democrat in multiple phone calls over the weekend, five people familiar with the outreach told The Wall Street Journal. 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