Kevin McCarthy wants to be Speaker of the House when the new congress starts in January. He is currently the Minority Leader and the mouthpiece for the House Republicans. He had been saying his party would have the biggest “Red Wave” in history. As of nine days after election the projections are that he will have a two to four seat majority

            Why a ripple instead of a tsunami? The abortion issue had some effect with women on their decision to vote for a democrat. The increasing revolt against former President Donald Trump’s incompetence and ego turned many Republicans and right-leaning independents to vote for a Democrat.

            As strong as those reasons are Devin McCarthy’s Trump-like rants were the deciding factor for millions of voters. McCarthy put Social Security and Medicare on the block. He said when he takes control he will investigate Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine and impeach President Biden and Vice-President Harris. The Justice Department is already investigating Hunter Biden and McCarthy admits he has no proof of Biden or Harris doing anything wrong. His far right wing discourses turned off millions of votes.

            Many Republican Representatives have decided they don’t want someone like him to be their leader amid the increasing fallout from Donald Trump. For months he has had his staff call him Mr. Speaker and is planning how to redecorate the Speaker’s office. What will Kevin McCarthy do when he isn’t the pick of the people he thought would back him and owed him. The world will be better off if he stomps off and goes back to California. Getting to hold the gavel requires the majority of both parties. Currently the projections are that less than ten Republicans will be siding with all the Democrats to sink his hopes.