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sans speaker. kevin mccarthy failing again on a fifth ballot to capture the necessary number of votes, the number of opponents among house republicans has actually gone up from 19 to 20, to 21. now republicans are looking for a way out, an exit strategy. is that tossing mccarthy to the curb? is that brokering a deal with democrats to lower the vote? they have to get these 23 rebels on board. me melanie zanona is with us. what's happening here? >> reporter: republicans are searching for an offramp as it's become clear that kevin mccarthy's efforts to win over his opposition not workin...

Bail out mccarthy, but they would be willing to talk about a consensus candidate. we'll see. the fact that republicans are even thinking about going that route really speaks volumes. it is a far-fetched idea, and i know one lawmaker, a republican lawmaker who did go up to mccarthy on the floor and float this idea. i talked to another republican who said they're going to give it another week before they try to encourage mccarthy to look at other options here, and all -- this is also coming as i'm learning about one of the demands that one of these critics made of kevin mccarthy monday night. ma...