Kevin McCarthy: Three ways the Speaker of the House could finally end up

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Don Bacon, a centrist Republican from Nebraska, had previously expressed his openness to working with Democrats to elect a compromise president if McCarthy failed. Fred Upton, a former Republican congressman from Michigan with moderate credentials, has expressed his openness to presenting himself as a coalition pick (there is no requirement that the speaker be a current member of Congress). And there was some talk of sweeteners for the Democrats, such as rule changes that would allow them to introduce legislation or more committee powers.

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