The fallout from last week’s unprecedented ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R‑CA) continues to reverberate beyond the nation’s capital.
A new poll commissioned by the Republican Main Street Partnership and Women2Women in conjunction with the Tarrance Group shows Nevada Republicans have some consternation about the future of the House GOP, which is trying to elect McCarthy’s replacement.
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The poll released on Thursday showed 68% of Nevada Republican primary voters think McCarthy’s ouster will have some degree of impact on the House GOP’s ability to govern and pass legislation. There may be some truth to that statistic, as House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R‑LA) struggles to gain the 217 votes needed to become the next House speaker.
Scalise will immediately need to work with his conference and the Senate to pass the 12 appropriation bills needed to keep the government funded before the Nov. 17 deadline. But uniting his party may prove difficult, given House GOP opposition to funding Ukraine an …
Nevada Republicans worry McCarthy ouster will hurt GOP’s ability to govern: Poll
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