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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
My question is why are a small number of the more right wing members dead set on getting rid of McCarthy, when he’s spent the last two years subservient to Trump and shielding most of them for any repercussions for their actions (Gaetz, Boebert)? Are they still upset he briefly stood up against Trump after Jan 6? Or are they just angling for a more right wing Speaker?
gpt
McCarthy at heart is a country club Republican with an extremely replaceable skillset. 

He has a network of very generous donors and he splashes a lot of money around to other Republican house reps. That is the only reason he’s in position to be speaker. Apparently the hold out’s don’t need any favors from him, so they’re using the leverage to extract maximum concessions. 

It’s the exact same reason Pelosi was speaker multiple times: controlling campaign cash. Progressives could have gotten big concessions from her in 2018, but decided to fold like napkins and dutifully take their seats at the back of the bus.