When Mark Meadows introduced the resolution to depose John Boehner in July, the political world scoffed at him, noting that Boehner would inevitably fight-off any attempt to unseat him. This was an “ill-conceived” effort.
When Boehner’s inevitability turned into his demise a few weeks ago, we were told that Kevin McCarthy – the next political hack in line – would inevitably be the next Speaker. All resistance is futile. Even as recently as yesterday in Politico, establishment GOP members were taking shots at conservatives, acting as if they still held all the cards. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said, “The question isn’t on us, it’s on the so-called Freedom Caucus – I don’t call them the Freedom Caucus – do they want to be part of a united caucus, or do they want to continue how they are? A lot of us say this, I respect them as legislators, and a lot of them are my friends. But they got the scalp of [Speaker John] Boehner, in their mind, and I think we’re done giving them concessions.” Today we got the news that Kevin McCarthy is pulling out of the race for Speaker.
These events didn’t occur in a vacuum. A group of disparate conservatives who languished ineffectively in the lower chamber for several years finally understood the leverage they have by joining together as a caucus.
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