WHYY Article RatingMcCarthy loses first vote for House speaker, forcing a second voting round
Jan 04, 2023 View Original Article
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-54% Very Liberal
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80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
8% Center
- Politician Portrayal
98% Negative
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| "He pledged the House would vote on measures to cancel the boost in funding to hire more IRS agents, and bills dealing with border security and abortion." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Democrat Rep. Hakim Jeffries of New York, nominated for speaker by Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, had more votes in the first round, with 211 in favor, while McCarthy trailed with 202." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Democrat Rep. Hakim Jeffries of New York, nominated for speaker by Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, had more votes in the first round, with 211 in favor, while McCarthy trailed with 202." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "McCarthy was nominated by House Republicans for the top leadership job in November but hours before his party takes control of the House of Representatives he's scrambling to lock down a majority to get the gavel." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "It's not clear McCarthy's concessions are helping him secure support." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "I don't have a problem getting a record for the most votes for speaker, too, McCarthy told reporters Tuesday morning." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "In the last couple of election cycles, McCarthy led the political effort for House Republicans -- raising, along with affiliated super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, roughly a half a trillion dollars and campaigning for GOP candidates across the country." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "McCarthy had the lion's share of Republican votes, however, some conservatives voted for Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs and other nominees." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "McCarthy had the lion's share of Republican votes, however, some conservatives voted for Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs and other nominees." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Many of the holdouts sought and got support for new rules on how legislation is considered in the House, and how oversight investigations of the Biden administration will be structured." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Ten Republicans voted for Biggs, and nine voted for other candidates." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "There is potential for the process to drag out for hours or even days if McCarthy is unable to convince some of the holdouts to back him." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Pesylvania GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a leading McCarthy critic who signed onto a letter with nine other Republicans circulated on New Year's day, tweeted: nothing changes when nothing changes." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Pesylvania GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a leading McCarthy critic who signed onto a letter with nine other Republicans circulated on New Year's day, tweeted: nothing changes when nothing changes." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "While McCarthy agreed to some of their requests, McCarthy still rejected other demands, like bringing a bill to the floor to impose term limits for representatives." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "While McCarthy agreed to some of their requests, McCarthy still rejected other demands, like bringing a bill to the floor to impose term limits for representatives." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "McCarthy's No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, has publicly backed McCarthy and predicted he will be elected speaker." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "McCarthy's No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, has publicly backed McCarthy and predicted he will be elected speaker." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "McCarthy's No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, has publicly backed McCarthy and predicted he will be elected speaker." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Ahead of the vote that will decide his speakership -- and ultimately his political legacy -- McCarthy said he would continue to fight, no matter how many votes it takes." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "But there are potentially more than a dozen GOP lawmakers who will vote for someone other than McCarthy." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "There have been some discussions about trying to rally around a consensus candidate, but McCarthy's allies have been pushing what they say is an O.K. strategy -- Only Kevin." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "There have been some discussions about trying to rally around a consensus candidate, but McCarthy's allies have been pushing what they say is an O.K. strategy -- Only Kevin." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "He cited the letter, which states the times call for a radical departure of the status quo -- not a continuation of the past, and ongoing Republican failures.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Perry said he and other members plaing to vote against McCarthy took a plan to him Monday night, outlining what he needed to do to win their support, and thus 218 votes." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "He cited the letter, which states the times call for a radical departure of the status quo -- not a continuation of the past, and ongoing Republican failures.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Perry said he and other members plaing to vote against McCarthy took a plan to him Monday night, outlining what he needed to do to win their support, and thus 218 votes." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "But if McCarthy fails to convince enough members to back him GOP members could turn to Scalise as a potential alternative -- or some other conservative candidate." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Instead of celebrating their return to the majority on the first day, McCarthy and other GOP leaders were sorting out how to respond to an open rebellion that will showcase division and cast doubt on their ability to govern." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "He rejected it summarily, Perry said Tuesday morning." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary votes to become speaker of the House in a first round of voting after 19 House Republicans voted against him." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "McCarthy also agreed to to change a rule that would allow a group of five members to offer a resolution to remove the speaker." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "McCarthy ran for speaker in 2015 when then House Speaker John Boehner stepped down, but withdrew abruptly from the race after conceding he didn't have the votes to win." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "McCarthy ran for speaker in 2015 when then House Speaker John Boehner stepped down, but withdrew abruptly from the race after conceding he didn't have the votes to win." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "But McCarthy gave into pressure from those on the right since he has such a small margin and can't afford more than a few defections." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "If McCarthy fails to win on the first ballot, it will be embarrassing to the top Republican who led his party's efforts to win back the majority." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "McCarthy's allies insist they won't vote for any alternative candidate, and even if it's messy, they will stick with him." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
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32% : He pledged the House would vote on measures to cancel the boost in funding to hire more IRS agents, and bills dealing with border security and abortion.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.