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He knew trump could make or break his potential speakership. you get republicans to take control the house because he would need we dont know the concessions that they are demanding, but the freedom caucus would need committee assignments. they would need -- legislation needs x hours before evoke. theyre not particularly public about. that but this group, this faction if house republicans does have leverage and that they have been dealing with republican leadership on the floor of the house. thi...

Speaker of the house in january, presuming republicans are in the majority, he will need 218 votes of the full house, and with all democrats almost certain to vote against him, that means he will need to keep most of the house republicans on his side, and we do expect if there is a republican majority it will be a narrow one meaning a handful of defections could be enough to keep him underneath that 218 vote threshold, which is why this vote thats going to happen behind closed doors by secret ba...

Remember kevin mccarthy after january 6th went to the floor said donald trump bears responsibility, count to ten, he went to mar-a-lago and kissed the ring and said never mind. this on cnn today, kevin mccarthy seeks to asuage concerns, for house speaker. believe the california republican will be an asset down the road, should the former president find himself in a contested 2024 primary. again, its not about policy. its not about direction of the republican party. its about trump thinks this is...

Happen chris but it points to the endgame here that they will come up with a viable alternative or just comes up to a second, third ballot and kevin mccarthy would ultimately be the favorite in that situation. >> its very clear she is looking for concessions. also reporting that trump is supporting mccarthy behind the scenes. all of that is about leverage, right? folks like marjorie taylor greene and what trump want is to have a speaker of the house that effectively they can control, right? what...

John, this is fascinating because even if kevin mccarthy does become house speaker, he is still going to have to deal with this caucus that is signaling, i am fascinated by the marjorie taylor greene aspect, she has thrown her support behind him, if he becomes speaker, hes going to have to thank her for that. >> all about leverage. right now, kevin mccarthy, melanies math is right, shes great at what she does. kevin mccarthy is likely the next speaker of the house. well see if andy biggs and any...

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Later today hes likely to become the gop nominee for speaker. that is because he only needs a simple majority of his own party. the real test is going to come in january. thats when he needs a majority of the entire house or 218 floor votes. as we first reported on cnn, congressman andy bigs, a trump acolyte is preparing to challenge mccarthy not because hes a serious candidate or a assessor contender but because he wants to represent the anti-mccarthy vote. the hope is they want to show mccarth...

Job of that but we should have busloads if you are in detroit on election day we have not has on —- have not been as competitive. >> do you think democrats have any actual instance we see from top bottom this benefits them the most do they have any impetus? >> not until there is some sort of pressure or leverage and it was an embarrassment. >> it is such an insult to the voters that is the plan is

Job of that but we should have busloads if you are in detroit on election day we have not has on —- have not been as competitive. >> do you think democrats have any actual instance we see from top bottom this benefits them the most do they have any impetus? >> not until there is some sort of pressure or leverage and it was an embarrassment. >> it is such an insult to the voters that is the plan is

Does not give in to their demands, and they will have significant leverage since republicans will likely have a razor thin majority if they do win the house. our dana bash asked speaker nancy pelosi whether she thinks mccarthy has what it takes to become speaker. heres her response. >> why would i make a judgment about something that may or may not ever happen? no, i dont think he has it, but thats up to his own people to make a decision as to how they want to be led or otherwise. >> reporter: m...