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No one to replace
David Lauter 6/2, Senior Editor at the Los Angeles Times, “McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government,” Los Angeles Times, 6/2/23, https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2023-06-02/kevin-mccarthy-stronger-speaker-than-many-expected-essential-politics
Anger on the party’s right flank probably doesn’t threaten McCarthy’s speakership anytime soon. Few, even in the hard-right Freedom Caucus, have said they back a motion to “vacate the chair” — the parliamentary process to remove a speaker. A vote to unseat McCarthy remains highly unlikely in large part because there’s no likely candidate to replace him.
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