Some members of the GOP are wondering if anyone can take Kevin McCarthy's place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder. McCarthy's ouster as House speaker also leaves a void atop the groups that raise tens of millions of dollars to elect Republicans. The California congressman spent years raising mountains of campaign cash, recruiting top candidates and painstakingly building political relationships. McCarthy supporter Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota says, “Nobody can raise money like him.” Already, the national committee raising money for House Republicans has postponed a fundraiser McCarthy was set to headline. McCarthy has so far suggested he’ll continue to bolster the GOP nationally.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key distric
Some members of the GOP are wondering if anyone can take Kevin McCarthy's place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder. McCarthy's ouster as House speaker also leaves a void atop the groups that raise tens of millions of dollars to elect Republicans. The California congressman spent years raising mountains of campaign cash, recruiting top candidates and painstakingly building political relationships. McCarthy supporter Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota says, “Nobody can raise money like him.” Already, the national committee raising money for House Republicans has postponed a fundraiser McCarthy was set to headline. McCarthy has so far suggested he’ll continue to bolster the GOP nationally.