only in america do you get that opportunity. they elected a guy that's only grown up through the grassroots. >> it is true that mccarthy's hometown of bakersfield, california, is among the most conservative areas of the blue state. but gop sources admit to cnn, they understood a clear message from eric cantor's loss to a conservative, is that they needed to bring a red state republican into the house gop leadership. there wasn't one before. >> rebuilding an america that works. >> that's a major reason louisiana's steve scalise won the number three job, is now the new house majority whip. the man in charge of counting and gathering votes to make sure the legislation, the gop agenda, passes the house. >> we've got solid conservative solutions that are going to solve the problems facing our country. >> this is the race where the drama was. there were three men in the race, the rules are you have to get 50% in order to actually win. the thought was, that if it