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Pod Save America

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Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans Aren't Insurrectionist Sympathizers

Kevin McCarthy didn't see around the corner. He ran right into the corner. Constantly running into the corner, just stepping on rakes like sideshow Bob through a parking lot every single time. The people he's afraid of are Matt Gates, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene. They're the ones who might blow the whole thing up. So he's got to do a bunch of things that make them happy. If Donald Trump turns on him, that could push these people to toss him overboard. It is better to appease those people and piss off 85% of the country than the opposite.

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