A faction of House Republicans who have blocked Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker’s gavel is facing intense arm-twisting in Washington from their own party, but its members are unlikely to encounter much pressure back home.
The House was slated to reconvene Thursday after Mr. McCarthyMost of the rebels come from heavily Republican districts. With one exception, they easily won election to Congress in November.
Of lawmakers who opposed Mr. McCarthy in Tuesday’s round of voting, all but four won their elections in November by. Among those who had somewhat closer races, three still won by roughly 8 percentage points. Sandra Atkinson, chairwoman of the Okaloosa County GOP in Florida’s Panhandle, strongly supports her congressman, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and his decision to oppose Mr. McCarthy.She has no doubt that a Republican speaker will eventually emerge. Meanwhile, the party should make changes in House rules to make its processes more transparent and fair, she said.
Ed Fickey, chairman of the GOP in Georgia’s Rabun County, also in Mr. Clyde’s district, wrote in an email that he has taken a wait-and-see approach to Mr. Clyde’s decision to oppose Mr. McCarthy.
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