Analysis: The right’s messy fight for power, mapped
In theory, the fight over the House of Representatives’ top leadership position is an internal one, 434 representatives casting votes in support of their preferred pick.
But, of course, this is the United States in 2023, and this is a fight that’s centered within the chamber’s Republican majority. And, therefore, the fight immediately spilled out into the broader conservative universe, with a wide range of Republican and right-wing voices weighing in to support theirpreferences.
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