What a CROCK!!
Why is it a crock? In a closely divided house it looks like 6-8 members of the majority can dictate who will be speaker. Tiny majority= less leverage because they can always threaten to flip. It’s a slim chance but McCarthy could be elected speaker if he can flip a handful. Willie Brown did this to remain speaker of the California Assembly when the GOP took the majority in 1994. California polliticians remember .