By Eliana Johnson, Oct 08, 2015 National Review
“McCarthy is postponing the election,” one GOP congressman texted from the meeting. “Took himself out.”
Moments later another text popped: “Yep, he’s out.”
Over a barbeque lunch in the back of the Ways and Means Committee hearing room, the majority leader rose to speak to his colleagues. He was considered a lock — facing weak challenges from Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz and from a member of the House Freedom Caucus, Daniel Webster — and yet he told the conference that he’s “not the right guy” for the job and that Republicans need to elevate a “new face.” According to another GOP representative in the room, McCarthy said he reached a decision after he and his wife prayed on the matter.
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