MSNBC Way Too Early With Jonathan Lemire November 19, 2021 10:05:00
Thing mccarthy was hoping to do is force democrats to pass this bill in the dead of night. that's a political tactic. they would be able to use that on the campaign trail in the midterms. democrats said, no, we're going to go to sleep for the night, wake up, and after 8:00 a.m. is when they'll take the vote at some point. the final reason he's doing this is because it's no question that mccarthy wants to be speaker of the house, and there's a really good chance the republicans will win in 2022. some folks may think he has what it takes to lead. >> i think that's a smart point. he wants to be s...