The anti-McCarthy faction teases a shadow speaker
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Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and his allies are trying to end Kevin McCarthy’s
reign as leader of the House Republicans. Good is one of five
Republicans in the far-right Freedom Caucus vowing to block McCarthy’s
path to the 218 votes needed to become Speaker of the House. The two
have a history.
In 2020, Good was running for Congress to represent Virginia’s 5th
Congressional District. Incidentally, also home to the race between
James Madison and James Monroe to be the district’s first representative
in Congress. Madison won. While Good was running for Congress, Kevin
McCarthy tried to consolidate power in the Republican House conference
on his way to becoming Speaker. During his campaign, Good knocked out
one of McCarthy’s loyal member’s at the GOP nominating convention. At a
private meeting recently, Good and McCarthy had a heated exchange about
events at the time.
On this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade
went to the Hill to meet Good at his office and dig for details on the
history of his relationship with McCarthy and whom Good and his allies
intended to support for Speaker instead.
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and his allies are trying to end Kevin McCarthy’s reign as leader of the House Republicans. Good is one of five Republicans in the far-right Freedom Caucus vowing to block McCarthy’s path to the 218 votes needed to become Speaker of the House. The two have a history.
In 2020, Good was running for Congress to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Incidentally, also home to the race between James Madison and James Monroe to be the district’s first representative in Congress. Madison won. While Good was running for Congress, Kevin McCarthy tried to consolidate power in the Republican House conference on his way to becoming Speaker. During his campaign, Good knocked out one of McCarthy’s loyal member’s at the GOP nominating convention. At a private meeting recently, Good and McCarthy had a heated exchange about events at the time.
On this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade went to the Hill to meet Good at his office and dig for details on the history of his relationship with McCarthy and whom Good and his allies intended to support for Speaker instead.