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The race to replace the ousted Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives intensifies this week amid questions over whether anyone is capable of unifying the chaotic party's warring factions.
"McCarthy was removed," Representative Matt Gaetz, a leader of the mutiny, told NBC's"Meet the Press" on Sunday,"because he made multiple contradictory promises to people that ultimately could not be reconciled." "I don't have a lot of advice for my House colleagues, other than this: Follow your heart, but take your brain with you," Republican senator John Kennedy told NBC News.Two declared candidates -- McCarthy's longtime deputy Steve Scalise and firebrand Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan -- have been furiously working to lock in support, but a clear frontrunner is yet to emerge.
- No broad support - More from this section Scientists detect microplastics in clouds NY: Istreali Gilad Erdan Speaks At UN Before Emergency Secutiry Council Meeting - 48884951 Photo Slideshow: Middle Georgia high school football week 8 His offer is not seen as a serious possibility, however, and there has been no broad show of support from Republicans for the ex-reality TV star -- who is facing multiple criminal prosecutions -- to take the helm, even temporarily.
Any hopeful for the office of speaker will need 217 votes, with the House made up of 221 Republicans -- and 212 Democrats intent on voting for their own leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
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