The first real test of the power of the House GOP's different wings — and Kevin McCarthy’s support from them — will be the chamber-wide vote for speaker on Jan. 3.
as he rounds up votes for speaker. Now centrists are next in line.
Other factions in the House are already looking to form alliances with the centrist group. Fitzpatrick said he’s been hearing from Freedom Caucus members who want to find common ground with the moderate wing next year, as well as from Democratic senators who are looking for GOP allies in the lower chamber as they weigh their legislative priorities.
McCarthy’s speakership bid looked on shaky ground last week after 31 GOP members voted for his hardline conservative challenger in a closed-door conference election and five more put down write-in names. Not all of those Republicans are expected to oppose him come January, but it served as a warning to the GOP leader.Since that secret ballot race, a trickle of lawmakers have publicly announced their plans to vote against the California Republican. Reps.
Still, other Republicans shrugged off the maneuvering as a necessary exercise, saying they’d continue helping him reach 218. Even if McCarthy does make an unpopular concession, rank-and-file Republicans could still vote it down on the floor, these allies argue.
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