Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, and Ryan Lizza
01/06/23
(Politico) Now, days into this protracted speakership standoff, with little to show for the mountain of concessions McCarthy has given conservatives, some of those supporting his bid are privately getting frustrated — and think he might need to consider calling it quits. Meanwhile, senior Republicans are increasingly whispering that if McCarthy can’t wrap this up soon, he needs to step aside and let someone else try. End Citizens United, a Democratic PAC, is requesting the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate McCarthy and allies over the deal cut earlier this week between the Club for Growth and McCarthy-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund meant to advance McCarthy’s speaker bid. (In exchange for the Club for Growth standing down in its opposition to McCarthy, CLF will stay out of open House primaries for safe Republican seats.) “McCarthy’s actions reflect poorly on the credibility of the House and undermines the public’s trust in its ability to govern,” End Citizens United President TIFFANY MULLER writes.