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McCarthy’s Out, Americans Want Another Party, and Patty Murray’s Third in Line to Be President

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Greg is still off on vacation, leaving Chad and Jim to break down the consequences of the House voting to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

Meanwhile, a new poll from Gallup shows Americans hungering for a third major party on the political landscape, and the lack of a Speaker of the House means that, at least for a little while, Washington Democratic senator Patty Murray would be president if, God forbid, something bad happened to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Let's all hope the White House staff is being really careful with sandbags, microphone wires, and stairs in the coming days.

Host:
Jim Geraghty