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Kevin McCarthy says Brett Kavanaugh accusations ‘drastically’ helped GOP candidates

By Steven Nelson
Published September 30, 2018 2:54pm ET
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Kevin McCarthy says Brett Kavanaugh accusations ‘drastically’ helped GOP candidates
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, accompanied by House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Republican leaders announced the formation of six committee-led task forces charged with developing agendas on national security, tax reform, jobs, health care reform, elimination of poverty, and more. Ryan also pledged that House Republicans will schedule time this year to vote on legislation reforming the criminal justice system. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are making it more likely for Republican candidates to win in November.

McCarthy, R-Calif., said he believes that the allegations, the focus of Thursday testimony from Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford, are making Republicans more likely to get involved and vote.

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