{"id":600268,"date":"2023-12-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heres-how-mccarthys-resignation-affects-house-gops-slim-majority\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:00:00","slug":"heres-how-mccarthys-resignation-affects-house-gops-slim-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-how-mccarthys-resignation-affects-house-gops-slim-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here\u2019s how McCarthy\u2019s resignation affects House GOP\u2019s slim majority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/mccarthykevin_101323gn02_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The resignation of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), combined with other expected resignations and the recent expulsion of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), shines a spotlight on the math problems facing the razor-thin House GOP majority.<\/p>\n<p>In coming months, it is\u00a0in\u00a0the realm of possibility that the House GOP majority shrinks so much that Republicans will be able to afford to lose just two votes on any party-line measure, depending on\u00a0timing of resignations, special elections to fill vacancies and which party wins control of the Santos seat.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Republicans are acutely aware of the pressures of the slim majority. The House GOP conference has been plagued by multiple failed or punted party-line votes on spending bills in recent months \u2014 not to mention having its Speaker ousted after eight Republicans joined with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The slim majority also heightens the importance of member absences and \u201cpresent\u201d votes, which change the numbers needed to pass a bill.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), known for posting memes on X,\u00a0joked about\u00a0McCarthy\u2019s departure possibly leaving Republicans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeCollins\/status\/1732441671982333980?s=20\">with a two-seat majority<\/a>. And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) highlighted the perils of a slim GOP majority in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1732438386084806665?s=20\">post on X<\/a>, formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>: \u201cHopefully no one dies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest potential party-line votes they may face early next year is on impeachment articles against President Biden, if the House GOP \u2014 which is planning to hold a formal vote to\u00a0authorize the inquiry next week\u00a0\u2014 opts to pursue impeachment articles.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s resignation at the end of the year, which he announced Wednesday, will not immediately change the House GOP\u2019s majority cushion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        6 big moments from McCarthy\u2019s up-and-down House career<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even with the two new vacancies, Republicans will keep a three-vote cushion on any party-line measure. With McCarthy and Santos gone, it leaves 220 Republicans and 213 Democrats, but the threshold for a majority will dip from 218 members to 217 members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But a\u00a0special election to replace Santos is\u00a0set for Feb. 13\u00a0\u2014 and the race for the Long Island seat, which Santos flipped when he won in 2022, is highly competitive. Election analysts at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CookPolitical\/status\/1730623452762017803\">rated the special election<\/a>\u00a0as a \u201ctoss-up\u201d immediately following the expulsion vote.<\/p>\n<p>If a Democrat wins the New York special election for Santos\u2019s seat, the House would be left with 219 Republicans and 214 Democrats and one vacancy, meaning Republicans could lose just two votes on any party-line measure.<\/p>\n<p>But some other members are planning to make their exits, which further puts the majority math in flux.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In one welcome development for Republicans, Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) is resigning sometime in February to take over Shea\u2019s Performing Arts Center. He cited his\u00a0frustration\u00a0with dysfunction in Congress when he announced his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) is set to resign from the House before mid-March to take a job as president of Youngstown State University.<\/p>\n<p>Taking those exits into account, the House GOP could still have just a slim two-vote cushion by mid-March if a Democrat wins the Santos\u2019s seat \u2014 with 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats and three vacancies. If a Republican wins the New York election, Republicans will be able to afford to lose three votes on any party-line measure.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The majority math after that gets more uncertain because it is unclear when special elections to fill the seats for McCarthy, Johnson and Higgins would be held.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming that New York is first to hold a special election to replace Higgins in the solidly Democratic Buffalo-area district, and if a Democrat wins Santos\u2019s seat, the House GOP majority could shrink to just one member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By state law, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is to call for a special election within 10 days of resignation, and the election is required to take place between 70 and 80 days later, putting the timing of that special election likely some time in April or May.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A Republican would likely fill a special election for McCarthy\u2019s Bakersfield-area district, helping raise the GOP numbers \u2014 but the timing of a special election in California depends in part on when McCarthy officially resigns. <\/p>\n<p>If he leaves in January, Gov. Gavin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>om (D) has the option of not calling a special election at all \u2014 though McCarthy did indicate he plans to resign before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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