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McCarthy’s defeat is a victory for despotism

By Conn Carroll
Published October 4, 2023 1:55pm ET
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McCarthy’s defeat is a victory for despotism
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may very well have made promises to certain members behind closed doors that he later broke. At the very least, enough of his colleagues felt that way and voted to oust him from leadership Tuesday afternoon. That said, objectively, McCarthy ran a more open and egalitarian House than any […]

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may very well have made promises to certain members behind closed doors that he later broke. At the very least, enough of his colleagues felt that way and voted to oust him from leadership Tuesday afternoon.

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