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Kevin mccarthy as a civil rights hero under the eye of frederick douglass, like that alone should get him some votes and gold stars, but it is actually a moment where there's a big proxy fight going on and hopefully people can remember that throughout the rest of the day. it's actually not about these ones and two votes but where does this particular band of this -- of ideologues go now after bruising midterm and after they realize that they've maybe gotten the power they think they have. >> dan bishop nominating byron donalds. yesterday he was talking about progress being made with kevin mcca...

An incredible breakthrough for them, scott. if that were to happen, big if, there is something psychological that would then play out. i don't know how. but it would. so when he's saying it could influence others, it's possible, right? we're looking at -- that is conceivable. >> yeah. i mean, progress is better than no progress. but then, you know, two seconds later he tells you there's seven or eight -- >> seven or eight, which by the way we've been saying dpfive or six. >> he was down to six or seven there at the end. >> six or seven were willing to make -- he thinks are in the camp he can w...

Math problem you can't get there. so what do you do on the tenth vote, the 30th vote, if it doesn't move. >> i have the record for the longest speech ever on the floor. i don't have a problem getting a record for most votes. thank you all. >> but that doesn't -- >> i don't see how a few people, maybe it is five or 20, sit because they want a gavel that they can't earn by the conference of them sfz. that is interesting to me. that is not what the constituents voted them for. >> all right. you have kevin mccarthy coming out really kind of unannounced from what has been now at this point a more t...

Extended exchange with chip roy of texas. he got into another one with scott perry of pennsylvania. another person who has indicated that he's likely to vote against him. saying that we are -- we have to move forward here and a number of people coming to his defense saying that kevin mccarthy was nominated by hi conference and deserves to be elected speaker and himself saying that he has earned this job. but one thing that did not change, kate, is the math. he still has a math problem. because of the narrowness of the house republican majority. 222 seats they will not occupy. that means he cou...

>> reporter: the problem is, you have a math problem and you can't get there, so what do you do on the 50th vote if it doesn't move? >> look, i have the records for the longest speech ever on the floor, and i don't have a problem getting a record for the most votes for speaker, too. i don't see how a few people -- maybe it's five or maybe it's 20 sit because they want a gavel they can't earn by the conference themselves, that would be interested to me. that's not what the constituents voted them in for. >> let's go back to garrett haake here. garrett, what a difference. just this morning he wa...