happened. that gives you some idea of where things are. the hope among kevin mccarthy is that tomorrow could be the decisive day. they feel momentum finally shifting in their direction. they believe that congressman chip roy has been essential who has been opposed to him for all of these ballots so far, now is signaling potentially getting behind him after a number of concessions mccarthy made further in his direction. i talked to mike cloud, a texas republican, someone who has opposed kevin mccarthy through the six ballots. he told me he is encouraged by the direction of the talks. scott perry, a pennsylvania republican, leader of the house freedom caucus, someone who opposed kevin mccarthy, also sounding positive. saying talks had been encouraging so far. still, very little margin for error for mccarthy. they barely got the votes to simply adjourn until tomorrow let alone to elect the next speaker. still significant work for mccarthy. noon tomorrow will be a key
themselves, the rank and file at the expense of the leadership, some of these members sound like they re moving in direction. congressman mike cloud, for one, says the talks are moving in a positive light, in his view, as well as scott perry, another opponent of his. chip roy mentioned earlier they still want to see everything they have talked to in writing. there is significant amount of work to go. there is also a lot of pension within the ranks. i just talked to congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, an outspoken supporter of kevin mccarthy. she told me that the republican party looks like an embarrassment right now. those are her words. she went and said she spoke to congressman byron donalds, who was dominated today to challenge kevin mccarthy, who received 20 votes, enough to deny mccarthy the speakership. she told donalds he needs to
essentially seemed immovable for the past two days. but after a meeting in which mccarthy made a number of concessions on arranging on political issues, how the outside group engages on some key issues as well as giving more power and more sway over themselves the rank and file, at the expense of the leadership. some these members sound like they re moving in his direction. congressman mike cloud, four, one sounds like he s moving. he says these talks are moving in a positive light in his view. as well as scott perry, another opponent of his. chip roy, another one as well. chip roy just mentioned to me earlier that they still want to see every thing they ve talked about in writing. so, there is a significant amount of work to go. now, there is also a lot of tension within the ranks. i just talk to congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, a member of the far-right house freedom caucus. but she has been an outspoken supporter of cam macarthur. she told me the republican party looks like an
0 i don t think voting tonight is productive. let people work more. reporter: in a positive sign from mccarthy, some of the opponents came out sounding positive, including scott perry of pennsylvania sounded that he said talks had been productive as well as congressman chip roy. they had been asking for more sway over the speakership. some of them had asking to encourage mccarthy s super pac to stay out of certain primaries. they did agree to do that. that may have won some. his path, very narrow. there are at least four republicans who are almost certainly going to vote against him. they absolutely will not vote for kevin mccarthy, including matt gaetz. he can only look forward to lose four republican votes. one more says they will not vote for him, mccarthy cannot get there, which is why these talks are so critical, expected to continue through tonight until tomorrow. the house reconvenes at that time. he had given up a lot to get the votes he has gotten thus far. how much mo