{"id":1752463,"date":"2022-11-27T08:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752463"},"modified":"2022-11-27T08:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:33:08","slug":"mccarthy-struggling-to-secure-218-votes-in-house-speakers-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-struggling-to-secure-218-votes-in-house-speakers-race\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy Struggling to Secure 218 Votes in House Speaker&#8217;s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmccarthy-struggling-to-secure-218-votes-in-house-speakers-race%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=1752463&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/90-123\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">H<\/span>ouse Minority Leader<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/secrets-poll-end-mcleadership-voters-reject-mccarthy-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s<\/a><br \/>\n (R-CA) bid to clinch the speaker&#8217;s gavel is at risk of falling apart due to insufficient support from his conference.\n<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy launched his effort to be<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/speaker-of-the-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House speaker<\/a><br \/>\n earlier this month in a closed-ballot vote by his conference. At the time, he only earned 188 of the 218 votes necessary to become speaker, with 31 votes going to his surprise challenger: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ). Biggs is one of the dozens of Republicans who have refused to support McCarthy&#8217;s speakership bid. That opposition, combined with a less-than-stellar turnout by<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a><br \/>\n in the 2022 midterm elections, is jeopardizing McCarthy&#8217;s chances of securing the gavel.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/dhs-responds-mccarthy-impeachment-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DHS TAKES SHOT AT MCCARTHY OVER CALL FOR MAYORKAS TO RESIGN<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker,&#8221; Biggs tweeted earlier this month after launching his bid for the gavel. &#8220;I do not believe he will ever get to 218 votes, and I refuse to assist him in his effort to get those votes.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve seen enough.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>I do not believe he will ever get to 218 votes, and I refuse to assist him in his effort to get those votes.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lyImFCOHgI\">https:\/\/t.co\/lyImFCOHgI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1593610088970960897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Other Republicans who oppose McCarthy include Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC),<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a><br \/>\n (R-FL), and Bob Good (R-VA). Norman argued Tuesday that McCarthy lost any chance to gain his favor when he rejected the Republican Study Committee\u2019s seven-year plan for balancing the budget. The RSC is a highly influential group that makes up more than half of the GOP conference.\n<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have been vocal about their support for McCarthy in his bid for House speaker, including Reps.<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaign\/house-speaker-mccarthy-gaetz-greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a><br \/>\n (R-GA) and<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\">Jim Jordan<\/a><br \/>\n (R-OH).\n<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>The floor vote for House speaker will be held on Jan. 3, just ahead of the start of the new Congress. While 218 votes equal a majority in the lower chamber,<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/how-kevin-mccarthy-can-become-house-speaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCarthy only needs to win a majority of the votes<\/a><br \/>\n from lawmakers on the floor. House rules state that if GOP lawmakers who do not support McCarthy\u2019s bid simply vote \u201cpresent,\u201d the final number needed to win the majority is lowered \u2014 providing him a path to victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-CA) bid to clinch the speaker&#8217;s gavel is at risk of falling apart due to insufficient support from his conference. 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