Page 2 - Primary Bid News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

into washington around 9:00 p.m. they plan to come back at 10:00 p.m. that would give kevin mccar thir two additional votes. that doesn t mean he will get there. there s already a furious effort under way right now to get the other remaining holdouts. the two most viewed as gettable is matt rosendale and elijah crane. both of them are under being lobbied by the membership of the top leaders to break ranks, and i m told that the concerns are political. crane in particular is concerned that if he backs mccarthy this could hurt him in a potential primary bid. mr. mccarthy, do you think you have the votes to be elected speaker tonight? yes. you do? yes. you ll be able to flip rosendale and crane? i ll have the votes. what were their concerns? well, there you have it. he said, yes he s got the votes

Mccarthy holdoutsKevin mccarDoesn tMatt rosendaleElijah craneKevin mccarthyRusty bowersPrimary bid