Give Kevin McCarthy this much credit. At least he tried to appeal to MAGA world through Donald Trump in order to close the deal on his bid for House Speaker. That ended up having no impact at all on the fourth ballot. After Republican dissidents nominated Byron Donalds for speaker as an alternative, the fourth ballot turned out almost identical to the third — with Victoria Spartz the only one to change, from McCarthy to “present”:Read More
BREAKING: McCarthy loses 4th ballot — and may cut a deal with Dems
