House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected to replace Rep. Eric Cantor as Majority Leader on Thursday, a Republican leadership aide told TPM outside the room.
There was a round of applause inside the room as the results were announced.
McCarthy beat Tea Partier Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) in the House election.
Sahil Kapur contributed reporting
Score?
Where’s my vuvuzela?
Same agenda, different asshole.
Secret ballot, so probably hasn’t been released yet.
“Sahil Kapur contributed reporting”
The question I have is why does it take 2 reporters to write three sentences? Did one type the punctuation, and the other the letters??
My internal polling showed Labrador with a clear lead, 147% to 16%. I’ll post my analysis and cross-tabs later. It will become clear why my polling was off. I think maybe some non-Representatives snuck into the chamber and voted.