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Experience in whip counting. but he probably isn't wrong that right now as we speak kevin mccarthy doesn't have the 218 he needs to become speaker. that vote will happen in january. by the entire house of representatives and as jessica just pointed out what you'll see today is a vote for the majority of his caucus that he believes he's likely to get. and people close to mccarthy who i'm talking to even before coming on with you, they are bullish on the idea that most of the republican members, incoming and existing, realize there is just no one else who could get that magic 218. we'll see. i r...

Year. i think it's possible parties, coalitions, both republicans and democrats, have coalitions that sometimes don't line up. but they're closer to each party, would identify with that party. remember, kevin mccarthy had the majority of votes in the conference itself, in the republican conference, where that magic 218 number when it goes to the full floor of the house. if you don't hit the 218 number, it causes a problem. you'd have to go to democrats in order to elect a speaker and certainly they weren't going to cooperate in any way, shape or form. that's where the problem came up. >> yeah,...

The month. ashleigh? >> to be a fly on the wall, dana. i know this drives you crazy that you have to be on the outside of the door when they all head in there momentarily. just so our viewers understand the candidates have already done their personal pitches. they got three minutes to do it. this is when they get their supporters to stand up and lobby for them and they only have a couple minutes to do that, too. this should be exciting. i'm going to scoot over, dana. let us know if you catch anybody on the way by. i know you were able earlier -- again, this is the earlier meeting where the can...

But at this point, there is 40 people that are uncommitted who they are going to support. >> tomorrow's vote, is a steppingstone to the full house vote for the election of speaker that occurs on october 29th. and if that gop is notably to consolidate the support and reach the magic 218 vote threshold, the republicans will have a big problem on their hands indeed. >> we have to unite. last thing you want to cede more room to nancy pelosi. we will unite. >> and despite the recent gaffe house majority leader kevin mccarthy remains the front runner. and tried to allay conservative fears that he is...

The medical tax industry was there at the table with the hospitals, with the insurance companies, and it said, we're going to give you 40 million new customers and you make 90 corrects on the dollar for every new device you make. you'll be making a lot of money out of this. how about ponying up some stuff? if we delay that for having corporations by some gimmick to come to a better resolution on the whole problem, i think the president would be doing the right thing. >> representative sestak said moderate republicans have to step up here and have to voice their opinions and that has to be the ...