July 31, 2010McCarthy: GOP Could Control House Without MajorityThe Hill, The Hill | |||
Republicans could pick off enough support from wayward Democrats to take control of the House, even if they don't win an outright majority, a member of the GOP leadership suggested this weekend.Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the GOP's chief deputy whip and director of recruiting new candidates, suggested Republicans could win the speakership or, at the very least, enjoy de facto control of the House, even if they don't win the 39 seats needed to gain an outright majority."We need 39 seats. Take it, for instance, say we win 34," McCarthy said in an interview on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program, which is scheduled to air this weekend but was posted online Friday.He suggested that if that happens some Democrats might not support Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be speaker, and might instead opt... TAGGED: Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Ronald Reagan, Dan Boren, Walter Minnick, Republican Party, Speaker , Chief Deputy , deputy whip and director, California RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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