The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy | CNN Politics

"The force that repeatedly confounds GOP speakersBut the political storm that swept McCarthy away was not simply the product of his own missteps, ill-advised concessions to hardliners or even the riotous nature of the Republican Party in the era of Donald Trump, in which there are often stronger incentives for members to perform stunt politics to catch the eye of producers on right-wing TV shows than there are to actually pursue conservative policies."

"(His fellow Republican, Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, told Raju that Jordan didn't completely rule out Ukraine aid during a Wednesday meeting with the Texas delegation, but that border security would have to be part of the negotiation.)"

"CNN --nnGetting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn't solve anything.nn"

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"One of McCarthy's top allies, Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday that leaving a speaker under the constant threat of being dismissed by his own party would be detrimental to the national interest.nn"

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"One of McCarthy's top allies, Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday that leaving a speaker under the constant threat of being dismissed by his own party would be detrimental to the national interest.nn"

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"And the new speaker will face a massive test within weeks of taking office - and the same tough dilemmas that felled McCarthy - when the short-term funding bill that was the former speaker's last act expires next month and the government is again in danger of shutting down.nn"

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"Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is gauging support for a possible run for leadership and others may also jump in."

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"McCarthy had to resort to this strategy to avoid a government shutdown and a debt default this year."

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"The failure of Republicans to deliver on what McCarthy had predicted would be a "red wave" landslide in last year's midterm elections also directly contributed to his demise."

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"Jordan said publicly in an interview with CNN's Manu Raju Wednesday that he was opposed to Ukraine aid, warning that Americans care most about crime and the southern border."

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"The force that repeatedly confounds GOP speakersnnBut the political storm that swept McCarthy away was not simply the product of his own missteps, ill-advised concessions to hardliners or even the riotous nature of the Republican Party in the era of Donald Trump, in which there are often stronger incentives for members to perform stunt politics to catch the eye of producers on right-wing TV shows than there are to actually pursue conservative policies.nn"

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"The force that repeatedly confounds GOP speakersnnBut the political storm that swept McCarthy away was not simply the product of his own missteps, ill-advised concessions to hardliners or even the riotous nature of the Republican Party in the era of Donald Trump, in which there are often stronger incentives for members to perform stunt politics to catch the eye of producers on right-wing TV shows than there are to actually pursue conservative policies.nn"

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"But unless the eventual new speaker addresses the intractable root causes of McCarthy's downfall, their time in the speaker's chair may be as short-lived as his was.nn"

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"Former Speaker John Boehner was swept to power on a Tea Party revolution, but ultimately could not deal with the absolutism of the far-right that caused government shutdowns and fiscal cliffs, and he was eventually driven to distraction - and resignation - by his impossible task."

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"The next Republican speaker, former Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, was seen as having the capacity to appeal to all wings of his party."

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"Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, have already launched campaigns."

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"Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, have already launched campaigns."

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"A tiny majority that makes all the GOP's problems worsennMcCarthy's successor will also confront a reality that will not change at least until the 2024 election - the tiny GOP majority that is both a major impediment to the Republican conference's legislative potential and provides extremist flamethrowers with significant leverage.nn"

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"It was a tough lift even under McCarthy, who voted in favor of the arms and ammunition pipeline for Kyiv even if he raised concerns about how the money was being spent and hardened his attitude as much of his party turned against the money.nn"

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"The mathematics of the House made it impossible for McCarthy to reach majority support to retain the speakership, even though only eight Republicans voted with Democrats to oust him."

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"Whoever succeeds the former House speaker will need to defuse the hazardous and self-defeating political forces inside the Republican conference that made McCarthy's tenure, in a job he'd sought for years, so abbreviated.nn"

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"Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, McCarthy's chief tormentor, wielded the possibility of a so-called motion to vacate over McCarthy's head for weeks and showed why previous speakers, including Democrat Nancy Pelosi, always resisted making the concession that McCarthy did.nn"

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"Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, McCarthy's chief tormentor, wielded the possibility of a so-called motion to vacate over McCarthy's head for weeks and showed why previous speakers, including Democrat Nancy Pelosi, always resisted making the concession that McCarthy did.nn"

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"Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, McCarthy's chief tormentor, wielded the possibility of a so-called motion to vacate over McCarthy's head for weeks and showed why previous speakers, including Democrat Nancy Pelosi, always resisted making the concession that McCarthy did.nn"

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""nnThen there is the huge factor that no Republican speaker or party figure has ever been able to control: Trump."

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"The United States needs to have more stability than we saw yesterday," Graves said.nn"

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"A new speaker with a fresh start may be better positioned than McCarthy, who was battered by years of battles as minority leader, to bring the party together."

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"While the next speaker will have to watch their right flank, they'd be wise not to ignore the more moderate wing of the party that includes members furious at the ouster of McCarthy - not least because he boosted many of their campaigns with his prodigious fundraising."

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"(His fellow Republican, Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, told Raju that Jordan didn't completely rule out Ukraine aid during a Wednesday meeting with the Texas delegation, but that border security would have to be part of the negotiation.)"

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"Ryan also had to cope with his ideological conservatism being overtaken by the "America First" cultural warfare and fiscal profligacy of Trump when he transformed the party into a vehicle for his populist nationalism during his 2016 presidential run.nn"

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"Ryan also had to cope with his ideological conservatism being overtaken by the "America First" cultural warfare and fiscal profligacy of Trump when he transformed the party into a vehicle for his populist nationalism during his 2016 presidential run.nn"

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"Any candidate would be unwise to repeat the concession McCarthy made to hardliners as a last resort in 15 rounds of balloting for the job earlier this year, which allowed a single member of the House to file a motion to oust him."

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"And we're going to have to find a way to do that," McCarthy said.nn"

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"This is why McCarthy did not include a $6 billion down payment on Biden's wider aid request in the legislation that averted a government shutdown on Saturday, saying that such funds would only be forthcoming in a wider package that also financed greater security on the southern border."

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"This is why McCarthy did not include a $6 billion down payment on Biden's wider aid request in the legislation that averted a government shutdown on Saturday, saying that such funds would only be forthcoming in a wider package that also financed greater security on the southern border."

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"Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican who won a New York district that Biden would have won by 10 points in 2020 under the new lines, is calling for Gaetz to be expelled from the Republican conference."

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"Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican who won a New York district that Biden would have won by 10 points in 2020 under the new lines, is calling for Gaetz to be expelled from the Republican conference."

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