McCarthy Says GOP Opposition to His Leadership Could Allow Democrats to Choose the Next Speaker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that Republicans opposing his bid for the speakership could lead to Democrats “picking who the speaker is.”
Republicans are on track to retake the House after four years in the minority. If current numbers hold, Republicans will have 222 seats in the House during the 118th Congress.
This could be a problem for McCarthy, who has long hoped to become speaker. With these numbers, McCarthy will be able to spare only a handful of votes next year if he hopes to become speaker of the House.
Now, McCarthy has warned that continuing efforts to oppose him could backfire on Republicans….}