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97: Norm Ornstein on The Radical Right Takeover of the House

The Al Franken Podcast

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The New Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy determined to be the speaker a Group of 20 right-wing radicals making sure that if he got it they had all the power. Nancy Pelosi managed artfully to pull all of her factions together No embarrassment of a second third fourth much less 15th ballot to get to be speaker. But for Kevin McCarthy He had to sell his soul and various parts of his body to a group of the most radical faction in the House just to be able to get control.

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