'I voted my district': Jack Beatty on who the McCarthy ousters represent

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October 06, 2023

Jack Beatty
Meghna Chakrabarti
Tim Skoog

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a contentious battle to lead the GOP majority in the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty tells us what stands to him out about the districts of the eight representatives who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Also, listeners respond to last week’s episode about ‘The line’ — the feeling many working-class Americans have about being left behind.

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