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
those those candidates, elected in districts that joe biden won? they know every day this goes on they re losing. so they can t really give in. can they? it s a change in culture in the conference. certainly from the time when you came in and over the time that i was there. in the beginning a lot more moderates and a recognition moderates were what gave you majority. people isn t swing seats. the seats that decide who s in majority. in the beginning think about that. think how far you could go. putting these people in a bad position? over time when there s gerrymandering, whatever it is, the party changed so much. the culture in the house republican conference is such that nobody really cares at all about swing seats from moderates. all they care about is primary voters and base voters. moderates are fewer in number and they just don t really feel like they have the space those 200, not all moderate. lots of conservatives in there. reality is
reasons you ve said. those are some of the swing seats you ll see. they will be targeted by democrats two years from now. you can call it better judgment, or you can call it simply a reflection of where his politics are, or where the party is. it was a dangerous word by marjorie taylor greene that deserved the center of the house, but not just now embraced by incoming members of congress, also embraced by kevin mccarthy. that is part of this story, as well. this is part of his rise to the speakership, and he is not forming people like marjorie taylor greene. chris, you will remember, nuking which came to speakership with the contract with america. he was going to cut taxes off a strong defense. kevin mccarthy is suggesting we re going to platform someone who was celebrated a violent insurrection. we are going to examine hunter biden s personal photos, and we are going to attack the leading public health expert in the world that is responsible for saving millions of lives. kevin mccarth
think anyone can touch him and it doesn t matter what the media voter thinks. he s fine. that s right, chris. the state of new york might have a number of one-term republican members in this incoming class, for exactly the reasons you ve said. those are some of the swing seats you ll see. they will be targeted by democrats two years from now. you can call it better judgment, or you can call it simply a reflection of where his politics are, or where the party is. it was a dangerous word by marjorie taylor greene that deserved the center of the house, but not just now embraced by incoming members of congress, also embraced by kevin mccarthy. that is part of this story, as well. this is part of his rise to the speakership, and he is not forming people like marjorie taylor greene. chris, you will remember, nuking which came to speakership with the contract with america. he was going to cut taxes off a strong defense.
inquiry into someone like joe biden s son, dr. fauci, those are not resonating with people. voters don t seem to care about and that s the reality. it s amazing. you know, david, i think to what alexi is saying, it almost throws down the gauntlet of following the path, which is what they said they re going to do. they re ready to open their benghazi-style investigations into the president s son, private citizen living a private life, known to be under scrutiny by doj. not any clear role in any voter s mind about what congress is needed in that situation. you look at the results, you look at all the sort of swing seats that flipped from r to d, seems like a high-stakes scandal. they won t be able to help themselves. they don t care about the center. they re trying to please tucker carlson and sean hannity. this is why it s malpractice for republicans. let s look at the candidates who voters thought actually stood up