McCarthy is not a lock to replace Boehner. Once Boehner is gone, it will be a bar fight to replace him. The GOP caucus is very divided.
The articles make it sound like McCarthy’s a lock with all the “conservatives” united behind him.
Boehner wouldn’t have resigned if there was ANY chance he’d be replaced with a conservative. He and his donor class backers knew McCarthy had the votes. This is akin to Ruth Bader Ginsberg resigning during Hillary Clinton’s term.