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The Young Guns
McCarthy joined with Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor to try to harness populist fervor in time for the 2010 midterm elections. Campaign 2010 proved to be an historic election for the Republican Party, writes Julian Zelizer. McCarthy is responsible now for getting enough votes to pass Republican bills - but that sets them up for some challenges.