House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is dubbed the front-runner in the race for speaker. But, conservatives warn, he doesn't have the nomination locked up.
Conservatives Insist Kevin McCarthy Not Certain to Become Speaker
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the front-runner for House speaker, is working to lock up support from colleagues before Republican lawmakers vote tomorrow, but a group of conservatives hints that the race for the top spot is far from over.
At the monthly Capitol Hill gathering Conversations with Conservatives, lawmakers expressed skepticism over whether McCarthy, currently the House’s No. 2 Republican, would be elected speaker. They said other candidates could jump in the race between tomorrow’s private vote within the Republican conference and the Oct. 29 floor vote by the full House.
“There’s no way you can vote for McCarthy and go back home and tell your constituents you did the best thing for them,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said. “His comments [about Benghazi] disqualified him not just as speaker, but as majority leader.”
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