David Axelrod actually said...

I think if you speak to Republicans in Congress and out of Congress, privately, there's a lot more concern about the leverage that these Freedom Caucus representatives have shown here, and the price that Kevin McCarthy had to pay to win the Speakership.

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Axelrod discusses concerns among Republicans regarding the influence of the Freedom Caucus on McCarthy's Speakership.

01/05/2023

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