At least 14 congressmen from the more “Trumpist” wing have changed their minds and backed McCarthy on the twelfth ballot, though he failed to get the support required.
The United States is experiencing another Groundhog Day. The hard-wing blockade of Republicans in Congress is entering its fourth day. His candidate to preside over the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, returned this Friday for another vote, the twelfth. In the eleventh round, it received only 200 supports – fewer than the previous days – of the 218 it needs. But today the change has been made. And it is that more than a dozen of the most “Trumpist” Republicans have changed their minds and voted for the California congressman. In total, McCarthy has obtained 213 endorsements, compared to the four approvals obtained by his main rival, Jim Jordan, and Kevin Hern’s three, according to the tally compiled by CNN. And for the first time in four days, he has surpassed Democrat Hakeem Jeffries’ 211 votes. However, he has not yet garnered the necessary support to lead, so at least one more vote has yet to take place.
The twelfth session began at 6 p.m. Spanish time, and as lawmakers voted, emotion was evident in the area. At least 14 congressmen from the more “Trumpist” wing ended up backing McCarthy. His allies, expecting a change of about ten or eleven representatives after the negotiations, would rise in the middle of the session and cheer this return. “This is a big step forward,” congratulated South Dakota’s Dusty Johnson, according to The New York Times newspaper. “I think this shows that he is by far, as he always has been, the only person fit to be elected speaker.”
McCarthy has made several concessions in recent days to get past the political and social humiliation after losing the 11th round yesterday, making it the longest vote in 164 years. A record he didn’t want to break. The negotiations have not stopped these days, especially in the last twenty-four hours. In that sense, the Republican candidate already announced progress in the difficult internal negotiations within the party on Friday. But while several congressmen have changed their minds, the talks have yet to bear fruit.
Source: La Verdad
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