i m levy reiser in new york. a truly historic, chaotic, and tense night in washington, after four days and 15 rounds of voting, republican kevin mccarthy of california has been elected the next speaker of the house. it began at 10 pm eastern last night, with a vote that saw matt gaetz vote president instead of voting for mccarthy. that was a move kevin mccarthy seems surprised by, as it sunk the california congressman s latest attempts and made him lose that 14th round. tempers then spilled over at another republican congressman, mike rogers of alabama, appeared to lunch at gaetz, and a number member pulled rodgers back. it was then the gop moved to adjourn in order to try to come back monday to do it all over again, but the very last second, there appeared to be a deal reached between gaetz and mccarthy, and a 15th round began. finally, kevin mccarthy won the elusive speakership. let me close with this. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, what i hope one thing
the lead slightly. even if they win all 28 toss-up races it is not enough to keep republicans out of the majority in the house. dana: is this a blip or something bigger? democrats are hoping for the latter but republicans aren t buying that. we have had a summer of strength and we re going to buck history by making history. in the last few weeks past historic legislation to lower prescription drug costs, capping seniors out-of-pocket costs, combating climate change. republicans aren t going to win this election because we re laser focused on what the american people actually care about. they want security and safety. democrats are not delivering that. bill: a new nbc poll does not bode well for the party in power. 3/4 of americans say the country is going in the wrong direction. more than half say america s best days are behind it. depressing. election night 11 weeks away from now. dana: reaction from senior correspondent josh. peter doocy is on vacation in delaware.