From Washington: So...Now What?

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In a historic vote, lawmakers ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from office on Tuesday. Although Republicans hold a slim majority, eight GOP lawmakers split from their party and sided with Democrats in the vote to remove McCarthy from the speakership. With the House Speaker role now vacant, many Republican lawmakers are now vying for the position. FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reflects on the turmoil that unfolded on Capitol Hill this week and explains what led to Speaker McCarthy's removal from office. Poll after poll shows that most Americans aren't thrilled with the idea of a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Talks of a third-party candidate continue to grow with Democrat candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teasing the idea of running as an Independent. Meanwhile, the No Labels Party is working for ballot access in all 50 states so that voters can consider the idea of a 'unity ticket.' Democratic Campaign Strategist and former Biden 2020 Campaign Surrogate Kevin Walling discusses the viability of a third-party option in 2024 and explains why he believes it could spoil the race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sunday, October 8, 2023, I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:08.0	Capitol Hill had a first this week, a historic vote has left us without a speaker of the
0:12.2	House.
0:13.2	There should be a vote this week on some new names, but will there be consensus in a fractured
0:18.6	Republican conference?
0:20.2	We are in uncharted territory here.
0:22.4	Nobody really knows what the authority is because we've never been here before.
0:26.2	I'm Ryan Schmelz, political shakeup or election day spoiler, calls for third party candidates
0:32.0	to get into the presidential race are becoming louder.
0:35.0	It's really tough to take out an incumbent president, so I think Democrats are interested
0:38.8	in maintaining that two-headed race, and I think when you introduce new variables, you
0:44.7	know, I think it is likely to hurt Joe Biden.
0:47.8	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
0:56.2	The historic pushing out of the House speaker meant Kevin McCarthy's speech after the fact
1:05.4	was also historic.
1:07.1	So I may have lost a vote today, but as I walk out of this chamber, I feel fortunate
1:11.1	to have served the American people.
1:13.7	I leave the speaker ship with a sense of pride, accomplishment, and yes optimism.
1:18.7	But he said the rule changed that allowed him to so easily lose his position was probably
1:23.2	not a good idea.
1:24.4	You can't do the job.
1:26.4	You have eight people.
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