I think that this is -- if in fact, the most rabid voices in that caucus are leading the charge here and they go overboard, this is precisely what people feared when they voted last November and why Kevin McCarthy is struggling now because he didn't elect as many people as he thought.
Axelrod discusses the challenges Kevin McCarthy faces due to the influence of extreme voices within the Republican caucus.
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I mean, he's president of the United States. He was elected. They should be there.
The place where it has influenced politics is in Canada. Now, Justin Trudeau is not -- he's stepping down. He's going to step down. But there's going to be an election in the next few days for the new Liberal Party leader and then there…
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