Republicans voted 15 times before they elected Kevin McCarthy to be House speaker and second in line to the White House. Mainstream media complained that the delay was evidence the GOP can’t govern. In fact, it showed how democracy is supposed to work, and how a small faction led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) used leverage to strengthen its position to the advantage of its constituents.
In this provocative new episode of Over the Target, Lee Smith and Brendon Fallon go behind the scenes to bring you the real story.
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