Republican primary voters instead backed Nathaniel Moran, county judge of Smith County. But races like these can have an outsize impact on the internal dynamics of House caucuses, especially when primary voters pick firebrands who attract attention through cable news and social media. Greene, who easily beat several GOP primary challengers this week, has suggested she will issue a set of demands before voting for McCarthy for speaker if Republicans win the majority. His path to winning the nomination to succeed Gohmert could serve as boilerplate for other candidates who do not want to run as mini-Trump clones. AdvertisementThat let those Trump voters know he understood their concerns without buying into their false conspiracy.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2022 06:41 UTC