House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Tuesday would be a 'good day' after his staff spent Monday morning moving his office furniture into the Speaker's chambers.
Looking somewhat stressed on Monday afternoon, the California Republican was rushing out of the US Capitol when reporters asked him about the following day's House-wide vote to elect their chamber's leader.
McCarthy's campaign for the gavel has been somewhat bumpy for weeks, but the pressure has ramped up in the final 48 hours with as many as 15 GOP members allegedly ready to vote against him. He can only lose four votes to still clinch victory.
Earlier that day, his staff had been seen moving belongings and wheeling carts into the House Speaker's office at the US Capitol.
The move is standard protocol, according to CNN, but it means he'll have to move back out if more than four House Republicans rebel against his cause - which is becoming an increasingly likely scenario.
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If we want another many years of RINO control that will accomplish nothing, vote for McCarthy who is in McConnell's back pocket. NONE of these RINOS are conservatives anymore, they are puppets run by the Democratic Party!